Something strange is happening with the media...

[erkme73]

I'm sure I'm not the only one to notice or comment but...

Every evening I check news.google.com for articles relating to Ron Paul. Up until the last two days, virtually all articles come from little-known papers, op-eds, and international stories. Nothing from USA Today, LA Times, NYT, etc… However tonight, almost all of the stories are from major news organizations talking about his surprising fund raising, and high voting rates for the younger demographics. It’s really out of place. I think something is happening…!

 

[SonicInfinity]

I doubt it.

 

[erkme73]

Never got into Pokemon - sorry...

My point is that if you put ron paul in news.google.com, you get headlines from:

The Associated Press
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
Business Wire
Seattle Post
Colorado Springs Gazette

In that order - nothing taken out. I have never seen so many mainstream papers talk about him. And, for the most part, they're positive.

 

[LynnB]

I noticed that as well yesterday..

 

[jsu718]

Freedom is popular. Who knew.

 

[seapilot]

Noticed that too. Dont flame me my own theory is they want to see him to run third party as they need something to talk about more than Billary, obamaphra, MCWAR. They pimped the idea so much in interviews with him last year it was causing some headaches on here.

 

[Edu]

Did that lawsuit hit the FCC or something?

 

[crazyfingers]

I wouldn't get too excited. Most of the Ron Paul articles that show up from MSM outlets are just blogs. Meaning no one but us and maybe some political junkies will read it. It's like when CNN did that webcast interview with RP after that last debate. They are trying to satiate us by giving him "coverage", but it doesn't get Dr. Paul out there to the general public.

 

[RSLudlum]

So, are they getting tired of pimping McCain??? Is it Paul's turn now?

 

[Revolution9]

I wouldn't get too excited. Most of the Ron Paul articles that show up from MSM outlets are just blogs. Meaning no one but us and maybe some political junkies will read it. It's like when CNN did that webcast interview with RP after that last debate. They are trying to satiate us by giving him "coverage", but it doesn't get Dr. Paul out there to the general public.

67 posts and prevaricating. We report..you decide


HTH
Randy

 

[blamx8]

I wouldn't get too excited. Most of the Ron Paul articles that show up from MSM outlets are just blogs. Meaning no one but us and maybe some political junkies will read it. It's like when CNN did that webcast interview with RP after that last debate. They are trying to satiate us by giving him "coverage", but it doesn't get Dr. Paul out there to the general public.

QFT
(quoted for truth)

 

[Rhys]

If a Ron Paul's quoted in a blog, does it make a sound?

 

[bcreps85]

I've noticed that many small-time news sources are now picking up on Ron Paul. They are basically pointing out the MSM bias and that he has a lot of good ideas. The MSM continues to ignore him.

Hopefully these little guys are gonna force some honesty out of the big ones eventually, or at least cause people to question the MSM.

 

[romeshomey]

I'm sure I'm not the only one to notice or comment but...

Every evening I check news.google.com for articles relating to Ron Paul. Up until the last two days, virtually all articles come from little-known papers, op-eds, and international stories. Nothing from USA Today, LA Times, NYT, etc… However tonight, almost all of the stories are from major news organizations talking about his surprising fund raising, and high voting rates for the younger demographics. It’s really out of place. I think something is happening…!

Oddly enough, Columbus Ohio's channel 6 news did a piece on Ron Paul tonight and said they expect him to suprise alot of peolpe on Tuesday.

 

[MattMinnesota]

It's called ratings, whatever gets the ratings and the readership will be reported. While I believe it exists I don't think the bias runs as deep as many people here believe.

 

[Paulitician]

There is nothing strange about it. Instead of trying to make into a huge conspiracy as most of are prone to do, ask yourself this question: what gets Ron Paul reported and what doesn't? What gets anything reported and what doesn't? In other words, quit treating media like a enigma that you have to figure out, and start to use it as a tool and make news to the best of your ability. Sure, we're not always going to get what we want and media is still corrupt as hell, but it's better than merely theorizing/speculating.

 

[erkme73]

The articles I'm reading are NOT blogs. Granted there are more blogs than straight up news pieces, but everything I read today in the list I made at the beginning are coverage about his pending success in ME, and his out-fund raising of everyone else in QT4.

 

[Revolutn]

He's had splashes of press before, just "In the moment" of breaking news.
Then they go back to ignoring him completely as if there were only 5 not 6 candidates competing for the White House left.

Yes 6.

Paul
Clinton
Obama
Romney
McCain
Huckabee

The FEC reports are what spured their articles, and now that they've covered it, they will start ignoring him again.

It's sad but true, and I hate to be a downer, but I've watched this cycle repeat over the course of the past year over and over again, so I'm just being realistic.

Rev

 

[Seanmc30]

I've seen it too. Its like somehow the gears are slowly starting to turn upstais. Maybe This has been Rons Idea all along, if you saw recently, he had barely spent any of he money he raised by mid January...he was saving it for the right moment.

 

[Truth Warrior]

Yeah, I've noticed that too. By and large they are friendlier ( or at least less hostile ) now than recently. Hmmmmm? Who knows?