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UncleTomsEvilBrother

(945 posts) Sun Jan 13, 2019, 09:59 AM Jan 2019

CBS disenfranchises DEMS' most reliable voters

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With at least three Black candidates running for the DEM nomination, one of the most popular news outlets fails to embed any Black reporters in their "whistlestop" reporting. Perhaps, we need reporters who will go to hair salons, southern buffets after Sunday Service, or first day of school, you know, places where they can find Black women who vote.

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CBS disenfranchises DEMS' most reliable voters (Original Post) UncleTomsEvilBrother Jan 2019 OP

There is a easy solution to this Sherman A1 Jan 2019 #1

The only thing I watch on CBS on Colbert malaise Jan 2019 #7

Switch to the PBS Newshour with Yamiche Alcindor. SMC22307 Jan 2019 #2

The only empirical evidence I have... UncleTomsEvilBrother Jan 2019 #3

Take it up with CBS. (n/t) SMC22307 Jan 2019 #5

Soo... UncleTomsEvilBrother Jan 2019 #6

Cute, but stop telling me what I'm "suggesting" or "saying." SMC22307 Jan 2019 #8

You should suggest it on their twitter threads. Ilsa Jan 2019 #9

"I see, (almost all) white people" great movie... winstars Jan 2019 #4

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

1. There is a easy solution to this

Reply to UncleTomsEvilBrother (Original post)

Sun Jan 13, 2019, 11:28 AM

Jan 2019

Don't watch CBS News.

malaise

(269,292 posts)

7. The only thing I watch on CBS on Colbert

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 13, 2019, 06:09 PM

Jan 2019

and I mean only

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)

2. Switch to the PBS Newshour with Yamiche Alcindor.

Reply to UncleTomsEvilBrother (Original post)

Sun Jan 13, 2019, 11:33 AM

Jan 2019

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/yamiche-alcindor

And why do you think none of the reporters listed in the OP will go the places you mention?

UncleTomsEvilBrother

(945 posts)

3. The only empirical evidence I have...

Reply to SMC22307 (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 13, 2019, 01:42 PM

Jan 2019

...is that they have not in the past. I've been to all of these places and have never seen anybody who looks like one of these reporters there.

However, if the consensus is just to "ignore CBS news", then I would imagine that it doesn't matter if the Black voter is represented at all.

Good luck in 2020!

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)

5. Take it up with CBS. (n/t)

Reply to UncleTomsEvilBrother (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 13, 2019, 04:58 PM

Jan 2019

UncleTomsEvilBrother

(945 posts)

6. Soo...

Reply to SMC22307 (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 13, 2019, 06:07 PM

Jan 2019

...you're suggesting that we can't use this forum to complain about media things here? If so, you are going to have cut & paste your message.

You are saying that the situation with a major news outlet ignoring the key DEM demographic is of negligible importance in this forum, right?