I listen to NPR quite a bit, and they've mentioned the protesters plenty, had a few shows with experts discussing both sides, etc. (I know it isn't as fun as listening to someone angrily rant while presenting only one side, but I still find it interesting).
Looming Syria Vote Prompts Protests : NPR
If you can't find coverage of protesters, perhaps you're looking in the wrong places. Maybe tv news isn't covering it, I don't know since I don't bother with "better to be first than right" news programs.
Heh, so "better to be LEFT than right" news programs are more accurate?
NPR is leftist leaning, but I do think they at least try to be neutral about things. It is not the easiest thing to be neutral when you have a strong personal opinion towards certain topics. If NPR were staffed by Republicans it would probably be right leaning.
When you're personally invested in an ideology even your attempts to be objective with opposing views still ends up representing them as straw men.
Source?
An interesting conundrum: Will the press cover them like they did during Republican administrations? How conflicted the MSM must feel!
The protesters are not covered by the MSM, for the most part.
Unless, of course, you actively recruit intelligent and articulate people from different areas of the political spectrum who actually believe the ideas they espouse (as opposed to espousing whatever they believe will enhance ratings). Not everyone strives for the echo chamber model or the constant imminent catastrophe model of reporting, and will actively seek out those who disagree to provide a more balanced presentation or debate.
That said, the question was do I think NPR is more often accurate than television news. The answer is still yes. Any delayed media, from radio programming to news magazines, has longer to research and edit before presenting a story, and as such is less likely to present "facts" that are premature or inaccurate. TV news wants to be first so badly that they end up telling us about Capt. Sum Ting Wong and his co-pilots. TV news used to be a loss leader for television, something you lost money on but did for the prestige and to draw viewers. Now its a major profit center, primarily through the manufacture of outrage, "reality tv" style debate, and the imminent catastrophe presentation. "Is your tap water killing your children? Tune it at 11 for the answer."
jamil said:"better to be LEFT than right" news programs are more accurate?
Unless, of course, you actively recruit intelligent and articulate people from different areas of the political spectrum who actually believe the ideas they espouse (as opposed to espousing whatever they believe will enhance ratings). Not everyone strives for the echo chamber model or the constant imminent catastrophe model of reporting, and will actively seek out those who disagree to provide a more balanced presentation or debate ...
In theory, I would agree. However, using Fox News as an example, in their effort to be "fair and balanced," they often have regulars and guests from the left to add balance to their analyses. The likes of Alan Colmes and Bob Beckel (I suppose your qualifier of "intelligent and articulate" excludes them) are SO entrenched in their ideologies, however, that they go to ridiculous lengths to support even the most idiotic things that the left does. When commentators of any stripe are that blind to reality, any value that they brought to the table is absent.
We all know people like that. There are some here on INGO (imagine that!) No matter how obvious something is, they go to extremes to present even an untenable opposition, just for the sake of argument. I don't get that mindset and never will.
I looked over at Daily Kos (dKOS) which is probably the benchmark for non-media liberal websites and have been very strong Obama supporters. The great preponderance of comments on that site over the past few weeks have been ANTI Obama and anti-war against Syria. Obama is losing the left in droves. Are they protesting? Not as much as writing their congressional reps and senators. Obama has lost a majority of the left on this issue.
I looked over at Daily Kos (dKOS) which is probably the benchmark for non-media liberal websites and have been very strong Obama supporters. The great preponderance of comments on that site over the past few weeks have been ANTI Obama and anti-war against Syria. Obama is losing the left in droves. Are they protesting? Not as much as writing their congressional reps and senators. Obama has lost a majority of the left on this issue.