George Takei  🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽May 14, 2023

Title 42 ended, but because the Biden Administration planned ahead and is actually competent, we didn’t see a crush of migrants streaming across the border.

The media, probably: “Border crossings are surprisingly lower. Here’s how that’s bad for the White House.”

Show threadGene Cowan 🏳️‍🌈May 14, 2023
@georgetakei Worse — so far, all the media reports I'm seeing are still running with the "border crisis! huge rush on the border" lies, even cherry-picking DHS quotes that actually say nothing out of the ordinary is happening.
Show threadAlgernon D'AmmassaMay 14, 2023
@genecowan @georgetakei Are you reading local news?
Show threadGene Cowan 🏳️‍🌈May 14, 2023
@algernon @georgetakei Apple News plus local (DC) tv news. Lots of outlets just continue leading with “Border Crisis!” Anything for eyeballs and outrage.
Show threadIndependent JakeMay 14, 2023
@genecowan @algernon @georgetakei Yes, sensationalism titles intended for maximum ratings and profits. Boring news doesn't sell.
Show threadAlgernon D'Ammassa

@joytoworld93 @genecowan @georgetakei News is boring when it is badly presented or doesn’t connect with a reader or viewer. If there’s no clear reason to care, why should they?

It’s not really a choice between boring news and sensationalism.

Unsensational news doesn’t sell a whole lot; it doesn’t make anyone rich and it doesn’t make reporters famous; but #localnews still matters.

May 14, 2023 at 7:05pmWeb