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all these news organizations in Japan are nothing but government mouthpieces. When Abe was in power the journalists could not stop singing his praises and how s

all these news organizations in Japan are nothing but government mouthpieces. When Abe was in power the journalists could not stop singing his praises and how smart the whole "Abenomics" was supposed to be.

wronglyprepaid 4y ago
- mkr-hn 4y ago
  You sure about that? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_coverage_of_the_2016_United_States_presidential_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_coverage_of_the_2016_Uni... >> 'A 2018 study found that media coverage of Trump led to increased public support for him during the primaries. The study showed that Trump received nearly $2 billion in free media, more than double any other candidate. Political scientist John M. Sides argued that Trump's polling surge was "almost certainly" due to frequent media coverage of his campaign. Sides concluded "Trump is surging in the polls because the news media has consistently focused on him since he announced his candidacy on June 16".[21] Prior to clinching the Republican nomination, Trump received little support from establishment Republicans.[22]' His own party wouldn't even give him the time of day until he was made inevitable by a fawning press gorging itself on easy ad dollars.
  - wronglyprepaid 4y ago
    Not sure how what you cites implies the media was fawning over Trump, if I recall correctly the coverage was not exactly positive, and I explicitly mentioned singing the praises of, not just reporting.
    - mkr-hn 4y ago
      That was going off of memory. I might be wrong about that part.
      - wronglyprepaid 4y ago
        Here is an NPR article which shows that media coverage for Trump was less positive and more negative than for the 3 preceding presidents: https://www.npr.org/2017/10/02/555092743/study-news-coverage-of-trump-more-negative-than-for-other-presidents https://www.npr.org/2017/10/02/555092743/study-news-coverage... And you can trust them because they rightly recognize Biden as a historical president: https://www.npr.org/sections/president-biden-takes-office/2021/02/05/963837953/biden-pledged-historic-cabinet-diversity-heres-how-his-nominees-stack-up https://www.npr.org/sections/president-biden-takes-office/20... No matter how much you try and disparage the US press, for the most part the mainstream press are warriors for democracy and one of the reasons why US has such a healthy and vibrant democracy.
        lern_too_spel 4y ago
  - monocasa 4y ago
    There was also Clinton's campaign instructing the media to give Trump a disproportionate amount of coverage under the idea that trump would be easy to beat, or at least making him stronger would make whichever Republican won the 2016 primaries weaker. Didn't work out that way. https://www.salon.com/2016/11/09/the-hillary-clinton-campaign-intentionally-created-donald-trump-with-its-pied-piper-strategy/ https://www.salon.com/2016/11/09/the-hillary-clinton-campaig...
  - willcipriano 4y ago
    This proves quite the opposite once you have a bit of context. This was the strategy of the DNC, they thought Trump would be easier to beat so they promoted his campaign. > How the Hillary Clinton campaign deliberately "elevated" Donald Trump with its "pied piper" strategy > In its self-described "pied piper" strategy, the Clinton campaign proposed intentionally cultivating extreme right-wing presidential candidates, hoping to turn them into the new "mainstream of the Republican Party" in order to try to increase Clinton's chances of winning. > "We need to be elevating the Pied Piper candidates so that they are leaders of the pack and tell the press to them seriously," the Clinton campaign concluded. [0] [0] https://www.salon.com/2016/11/09/the-hillary-clinton-campaign-intentionally-created-donald-trump-with-its-pied-piper-strategy/ https://www.salon.com/2016/11/09/the-hillary-clinton-campaig...
    - deleted 4y ago
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    - Akronymus 4y ago
      Same reason they are funding republican politicians now? https://www.npr.org/2022/06/20/1106256047/why-democrats-are-paying-for-ads-supporting-republican-primary-candidates https://www.npr.org/2022/06/20/1106256047/why-democrats-are-...
- headsoup 4y ago
  How is Biden historical already? 'actual good,' is that like the no true Scotsman of good?
  - Caboose8685 4y ago
    It almost feels like that account is trying to be another Titania McGrath [0]. 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titania_McGrath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titania_McGrath
  - orwin 4y ago
    It was a troll, re-read his comment.
  - wronglyprepaid 4y ago
    The Biden-Harris economic strategy is producing historic results: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/28/fact-sheet-background-on-president-bidens-remarks-on-the-economy-during-his-first-state-of-the-union-address/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases... Also he is the first president with a female black LGBTQI+ press secretary, He also appointed the first female four star admiral and nominated the first black female supreme court justice. He also has a historically strong mandate as more people voted for him than any other presidential candidate in history. I can go on but I think if you Google Biden and historical you will find many more examples. Also CNN made a list here https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/30/politics/historic-firsts-biden-administration/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/30/politics/historic-firsts-bide... and this was from before he even took office, which should be a good indicator of just how historic he is. And another list by people https://people.com/politics/here-are-all-of-the-historic-firsts-in-president-joe-bidens-administration/ https://people.com/politics/here-are-all-of-the-historic-fir... Biden is likely the most historically significant president in the history of the united states[1]. I think nothing is a better indicator of a robust democracy than press who recognizes greatness when they see it. [1]: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/19/fast-facts-record-firsts-in-president-bidens-first-year/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases...
    - 4y ago
- andrepd 4y ago
  It's funny because not only are you making the most un-original joke possible, you are also factually wrong (see sibling post).
  - wronglyprepaid 4y ago
- noSyncCloud 4y ago
  Disappointing that this kind of exclusionary rhetoric gets play on HN.
  - mkr-hn 4y ago
    I'm a bit dulled to it these days, so that part didn't even register.
  - avgcorrection 4y ago
    Exclusionary?
  - wronglyprepaid 4y ago
    Being against hate and for protecting black and Trans bodies and birthing people is not exclusionary.

wronglyprepaid 4y ago

mkr-hn 4y ago
You sure about that? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_coverage_of_the_2016_United_States_presidential_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_coverage_of_the_2016_Uni... >> 'A 2018 study found that media coverage of Trump led to increased public support for him during the primaries. The study showed that Trump received nearly $2 billion in free media, more than double any other candidate. Political scientist John M. Sides argued that Trump's polling surge was "almost certainly" due to frequent media coverage of his campaign. Sides concluded "Trump is surging in the polls because the news media has consistently focused on him since he announced his candidacy on June 16".[21] Prior to clinching the Republican nomination, Trump received little support from establishment Republicans.[22]' His own party wouldn't even give him the time of day until he was made inevitable by a fawning press gorging itself on easy ad dollars.
- wronglyprepaid 4y ago
  Not sure how what you cites implies the media was fawning over Trump, if I recall correctly the coverage was not exactly positive, and I explicitly mentioned singing the praises of, not just reporting.
  - mkr-hn 4y ago
    That was going off of memory. I might be wrong about that part.
    - wronglyprepaid 4y ago
      Here is an NPR article which shows that media coverage for Trump was less positive and more negative than for the 3 preceding presidents: https://www.npr.org/2017/10/02/555092743/study-news-coverage-of-trump-more-negative-than-for-other-presidents https://www.npr.org/2017/10/02/555092743/study-news-coverage... And you can trust them because they rightly recognize Biden as a historical president: https://www.npr.org/sections/president-biden-takes-office/2021/02/05/963837953/biden-pledged-historic-cabinet-diversity-heres-how-his-nominees-stack-up https://www.npr.org/sections/president-biden-takes-office/20... No matter how much you try and disparage the US press, for the most part the mainstream press are warriors for democracy and one of the reasons why US has such a healthy and vibrant democracy.
      - lern_too_spel 4y ago
- monocasa 4y ago
  There was also Clinton's campaign instructing the media to give Trump a disproportionate amount of coverage under the idea that trump would be easy to beat, or at least making him stronger would make whichever Republican won the 2016 primaries weaker. Didn't work out that way. https://www.salon.com/2016/11/09/the-hillary-clinton-campaign-intentionally-created-donald-trump-with-its-pied-piper-strategy/ https://www.salon.com/2016/11/09/the-hillary-clinton-campaig...
- willcipriano 4y ago
  This proves quite the opposite once you have a bit of context. This was the strategy of the DNC, they thought Trump would be easier to beat so they promoted his campaign. > How the Hillary Clinton campaign deliberately "elevated" Donald Trump with its "pied piper" strategy > In its self-described "pied piper" strategy, the Clinton campaign proposed intentionally cultivating extreme right-wing presidential candidates, hoping to turn them into the new "mainstream of the Republican Party" in order to try to increase Clinton's chances of winning. > "We need to be elevating the Pied Piper candidates so that they are leaders of the pack and tell the press to them seriously," the Clinton campaign concluded. [0] [0] https://www.salon.com/2016/11/09/the-hillary-clinton-campaign-intentionally-created-donald-trump-with-its-pied-piper-strategy/ https://www.salon.com/2016/11/09/the-hillary-clinton-campaig...
  - deleted 4y ago
    [deleted]
  - Akronymus 4y ago
    Same reason they are funding republican politicians now? https://www.npr.org/2022/06/20/1106256047/why-democrats-are-paying-for-ads-supporting-republican-primary-candidates https://www.npr.org/2022/06/20/1106256047/why-democrats-are-...
headsoup 4y ago
How is Biden historical already? 'actual good,' is that like the no true Scotsman of good?
- Caboose8685 4y ago
  It almost feels like that account is trying to be another Titania McGrath [0]. 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titania_McGrath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titania_McGrath
- orwin 4y ago
  It was a troll, re-read his comment.
- wronglyprepaid 4y ago
  The Biden-Harris economic strategy is producing historic results: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/28/fact-sheet-background-on-president-bidens-remarks-on-the-economy-during-his-first-state-of-the-union-address/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases... Also he is the first president with a female black LGBTQI+ press secretary, He also appointed the first female four star admiral and nominated the first black female supreme court justice. He also has a historically strong mandate as more people voted for him than any other presidential candidate in history. I can go on but I think if you Google Biden and historical you will find many more examples. Also CNN made a list here https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/30/politics/historic-firsts-biden-administration/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/30/politics/historic-firsts-bide... and this was from before he even took office, which should be a good indicator of just how historic he is. And another list by people https://people.com/politics/here-are-all-of-the-historic-firsts-in-president-joe-bidens-administration/ https://people.com/politics/here-are-all-of-the-historic-fir... Biden is likely the most historically significant president in the history of the united states[1]. I think nothing is a better indicator of a robust democracy than press who recognizes greatness when they see it. [1]: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/19/fast-facts-record-firsts-in-president-bidens-first-year/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases...
  - 4y ago
andrepd 4y ago
It's funny because not only are you making the most un-original joke possible, you are also factually wrong (see sibling post).
- wronglyprepaid 4y ago
noSyncCloud 4y ago
Disappointing that this kind of exclusionary rhetoric gets play on HN.
- mkr-hn 4y ago
  I'm a bit dulled to it these days, so that part didn't even register.
- avgcorrection 4y ago
  Exclusionary?
- wronglyprepaid 4y ago
  Being against hate and for protecting black and Trans bodies and birthing people is not exclusionary.