Be prepared for wall to wall coverage of Afghanistan for the next few weeks.

[clutterbox1830]

US MSM new coverage and their "opinion"

Delta variant ravages across the US threatening the live and well being of all citizens. old news. secondary story at best
Hospitals overrun with patients in the south. not news worthy.
US former president leading an insurrection cue to destroy democracy and election integrity. whatever, it is time to moved on.
Massive heat wave, drought, and wild fires across the country. This story not interesting enough.
Mass shooting. A thing of the past.
Newly passed infrastructure bill that will effect almost US citizens. yawn

A 20+ year war were most Americans are not really interested in (being honest) or know why we were there in the first place. This must dominants all other news stories for weeks.


My prediction.

Note, I'm not saying this story is not news worthy, but there are so many stories that need to be covered in the US. In world news, of course, this should be covered. However, US national news, mainly coverage US stories and most don't even know why American are even fighting that war anymore.

[UnderThisLaw]

1. In general or on DU? NFM

[clutterbox1830]

2. In general. why not?

[brush]

10. It'll stay the top story until the next big story comes along.

It always happens that way. It won't go away, but other stories will happen.

[LonePirate]

3. I expect Afghanistan will be old news in roughly 7-10 days.

There are still American citizens and personnel being evacuated from the airport. A few days after that ends and the journalists have all left, Afghanistan will become old news.

[clutterbox1830]

6. maybe you will be right. I predict RW news sources will carry MSM this story longer.

[shrike3]

7. I agree. Something will knock it off.

Something always does.

[LonePirate]

14. That something will likely be the ongoing COVID crisis.

Vaccine and mask mandates will once again be the lead story as schools and colleges reopen across the country for the fall semester.

[shrike3]

16. Amen. Unfortunately, we've got a lot of problems in this country.

And Covid impacts the average American far more than the fall of Afghanistan, tragic as it is.

[comradebillyboy]

11. By the time the next election comes around

the story will be about how Joe Biden successfully got us out of the Afghan quagmire. There is no public support for propping up a corrupt and ineffectual Afghan government.

As you say maybe a week or two and the story is gone.

[BannonsLiver]

4. Anecdotally, My local news led with a patient being transferred to Idaho

As the state’s hospitals are full. Boise is 1,200 miles away.

[BlueJac]

5. There is no other news than Afghanistan...

CNN&MSNBC all day long, what happened to Covid?

[USALiberal]

8. As it should be!!! Nt

[greenjar_01]

9. I mean, it's a world historical event - why shouldn't there be wall-to-wall coverage for weeks?

[Crunchy Frog]

12. That's why I'll be keeping the TV off.

[Klaralven]

13. It will be knocked off the air by Trump's reinstatement...

[NCDem47]

15. Well...it pushed Cuomo's resignation/blacklisting off the national news

Thank God.

P.S. The Afghanistan story is PACKED with drama so of course it will lead and receive ENDLESS discussion: good guys vs. bad guys; finger pointing; national security; women's rights; coming full circle with 20th anniversary of 9/11 and so on and so on

[IcyPeas]

17. and DeathSantis will keep on killing people

and Abbott too. and there will be radio silence.