Shows won't book voices supportive of withdrawal on TV says communication professional

[JoanofArgh]

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Yesterday's newsletter detailed how the media is largely overlooking voices that supported Biden's decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. Instead media reports are almost exclusively highlighting criticism of the withdrawal — often from people complicit in two decades of failed policy in Afghanistan.

We have reason to believe that this is not an accident. On Wednesday, Popular Information spoke to a veteran communications professional who has been trying to place prominent voices supportive of the withdrawal on television and in print. The source said that it has been next to impossible:



https://popular.info/p/where-are-the-anti-war-voices

[reality1]

1. I dont get it

M$M have their knives out for Joe. I knew there had to be people ready able and willing to defend a defensible position.

[chowder66]

4. Leading with outrage to keep the doors open. They must not have enough readers and viewers who

are interested in anything other than that.

[RVN VET71]

21. The M$M pulled the same crap over Iraq

The major media outlets absolutely shut out any anti-war voices. They were interested in keeping up viewership by playing to the right wing and its hot and heavy jingoistic patriotic fever.

Now they’ve decided to paint Biden’s efforts only in dark and shadowy hues by calling on GOP mouthpieces to speak boldly in half-truths and outright lies about what led up to the temporary debacle in Afghanistan.

At least there are some strong voices on MSNBC and CNN who aren’t buying into the bullshit.

[JoanofArgh]

26. Many of the pundits they have on work or have links to

the defense industry , like Leon Panetta , Richard Haas etc and the news shows don’t disclose those links.

[BlueJac]

2. Yeah, they tired of Covid...

Now they have new taking points!

[LanternWaste]

3. It can be effective journalism, or it can be for-profit.

But it can't be both.

[J_William_Ryan]

5. Further proof there's no such thing as 'liberal' media.

[rickyhall]

6. Explanation? Corporate Media

[gratuitous]

7. Don't the media want to "both sides" this?

I wonder why not . . .

[lpbk2713]

8. Controversy sells.

If there isn't enough the MSM will create it.

[reality1]

9. twitter thread no win for Joe

Interesting reading the twitter thread. People are mainly upset at how we left and didn't get enough of our "allies" out.

BUT we are currently getting a lot of them out and the attack from the right that's mounting is that we're getting TOO many
out.

I saw some major push back where right wingers are pissed at their republican governors for letting these people in their state.

No win for Joe, and M$M are constantly shoving the mic into the face of Afghans so we hear how they "felt betrayed".

I have seen no one that is concretely saying what should have been different even with the benefit of hindsight.

The countries government was a sham and evaporated. Joe did the best with a bad situation.

[abqtommy]

10. Has anybody noticed that most of the U.S. MSM keeps doing exactly what sPUTIN

wants them to?

[crickets]

13. Well, it's certain to please tfg. nt

[keithbvadu2]

11. Play and replay video of Trump supporting withdrawal a few weeks before. And complaining it was to

Play and replay video of Trump supporting withdrawal a few weeks before.

And complaining it was too slow.

[stillcool]

12. it seems they've made a concerted effort

on what they want the American people to perceive is going on. Kind of hard to determine who the good guys are. Every federal agency seems a little off. Then we have terrorists from coast to coast, and state governments that do not care that people are dying. Feels like this free-floating anxiety is never going to end, but I'm almost afraid it will.

[Hoyt]

14. Anyone know of any elected Democrats who were refused an opportunity

to speak in favor of the past few days?

[totodeinhere]

15. It doesn't matter to me since I turned them off a long time ago.

I don't need CNN to tell me what to think and my support for President Biden is unshakeable.

[Generic Brad]

16. Buh-bye cable news

It's been unwatchable this week. CNN and MSNBC have both been just as bad as FOX this week. It's like madness has descended on them all.

[LisaM]

17. Brian Williams made a kind of anemic attempt.

He had Eugene Robinson on who seems to support withdrawal. The other guest didn't, but both sides got to speak their piece, at least.

It's disheartening, bur remember how the cable channels were all so pro war before the Afghanistan and Iraqi conflicts started.

[JoanofArgh]

27. MSNBC had tamped down their Afghanistan

coverage a lot from what it was when I watched yesterday afternoon and last night. They know thei viewership won’t stand for it too long.

[Aviation Pro]

18. They're prepping and laying the ground work for a 2024 horserace

If they didn't, President Biden would win in a walk with the networks and cable outlets losing a ton of ad revenue.

Can't have that.

[TheRickles]

19. Can never be too cynical about these media guys. You could be right. :-(

[Elessar Zappa]

22. I'm almost 100% sure

that this Afghanistan stuff will blow over in a month or two. Once all the Americans are out, people will quickly forget that country. Joe will regain his popularity once the infrastructure bills pass.

[Lonestarblue]

20. I was wondering about this today.

I was listening to an NPR interview with H. R. McMaster, who was merciless in describing the withdrawal as unnecessary and as totally botched. He did not say nice things about Trump, but neither did he excoriate Trump about getting 5,000 Taliban fighters released from prison. I finally stopped listening because he was incredibly annoying and basically wanted military to stay there indefinitely to protect the rights the Afghans have achieved, at least in the cities, over the last 20 years. Never mind the annual cost.

That was actually the third interview of McMaster I’ve heard—not just repeats of one program but three different programs. The media is just using this withdrawal to stir up disapproval of Biden. This morning, WaPo had four negative opinion pieces on Biden—out of six—on the home page. I’m really getting disgusted with how the media is treating this.

[Hoyt]

23. Don't think reason Democratic Congresspersons have not appeared in Biden's

defense has anything to do with media not letting them on.

I do think some will be more willing to appear for Biden if he gets situation under control. There are some positive signs in that respect.

I expect some to be on Sunday shows saying, “Look, no one can defend the execution this past week, but we have turned the corner and are making progress.”

[Blue Owl]

24. I haven't watched an ABCNNBCBS news broadcast for almost 2 years now

Damn it feels good to be a gangster…

[rockfordfile]

25. That's because the "media" is partly to blame for the lies that got us in their.