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See our grades & analysis of 75 + front pages for #NoKings 3.0 coverage. The influential @[email protected] @[email protected] continue trivialize the pro-democracy movement & #NoKings mass demonstrations. Good news: editors of local outlets continue to shine. 🧵 w/many front pages and link to blog post 1/n

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New York Times and WSJ editors continue to trivialize massive pro-democracy demonstrations. Analysis of "No Kings 3" front pages. Local editors continue to shine.

New York Times and Wall Street Journal leadership continue to downplay and minimize mass demonstrations while editors of smaller outlets do a better job communicating these vital pro-democracy events.

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Newspaper front pages are a snapshot and reflection of editorial decisions, priorities, and biases. We graded outlets & editors on their #FrontPage #NoKings coverage on a "pro-democracy grading score" and *also* compared them to their 10/18/25 and 6/14/25 NoKings coverage. 2/n
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Sulzberger’s @[email protected], Grade: C- Under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Joe Kahn neither American democracy nor the pro-democracy movement are given substantive coverage. -"primal scream" headline -no emphasis of the pro-democracy goals, size -juxtaposed an opinion piece by Jeremy Peters 3/n
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NYT editors have not evolved and only marginally improved their coverage of the pro-democracy movement and #NoKings demonstrations. In parallel they continue to sanewash President Trump. NoKings grades: C-, D, D 4/n
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The Murdoch’s @[email protected] , Grade: D- has yet to make #NoKings coverage “front-page worthy” and continues to trivialize pro-democracy demonstrations. 8,000,000+ Americans rallying in defense of democracy= "hundreds of thousands" Rupert and Lachlan are global saboteurs of reality and democracy. 5/n
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The Murdoch’s NewsCorp employees at WSJ led by EIC Emma Tucker continue their oligarch-friendly legacy of trivializing #NoKings, democracy under siege and the pro-democracy movement; while continuing to sanewash POTUS. "…Trump, whom organizers say is running the country like a king”. D-,D-,F 6/n
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Jeff Bezos’s @[email protected], Grade: A. Priority layout, substantial coverage, effective headline, powerful images. Contrast this w/NYT & WSJ editors. 7/n
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Editors at @[email protected] with 2 consecutive strong #NoKings front pages. 8/n
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It's worrisome that @[email protected] had no front page coverage as they had in the past. It is hard not to hypothesize that the Trump regime is exerting influence over the previously independent Stars and Stripes. More here about this issue: www.stripes.com/theaters/us/... 9/n
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Several large city papers had "A" grades: @[email protected] El Diario @[email protected] @[email protected] "millions protest at no kings" "el pueblo no quiere reyes" "huge crowds" "no kings rallies spread message far and wide" 10/n
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Other large city papers failing to recognize and communicate the importance of #NoKings to their communities and America. @[email protected] "D" (grades declining) @[email protected] "C" @[email protected] "F" @[email protected] "C" 11/n
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Small local outlets w/the best "A" coverage: -prominent and powerful pro-democracy “quote” headlines -close-up images of signs & people communicating the joyful emotions & humanity of taking to the streets in defense of their neighbors, communities, and country "authoritarians can be stopped" 13/n
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Local editors continue to shine "A" grades for @[email protected] Fairbanks Daily Miner Lewiston Tribune Sunday Republican "Shame of Thrones" "No Kings Nation" "Locals Join No Kings Chorus" "crowds say 'no crown'" 14/n
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"A" grade pro-democracy editorial decisions for @[email protected] @[email protected] Statesman Journal El Paso Times "Resistencia y lucha" "A chorus loud and clear" "Fighting for what's right' "Stop the madness" 15/n
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Unlike NYT/WSJ, local editors uplift the larger effort of the pro-democracy movement. Iowa City Press-Citizen Cape Cod Times Arizona Republic Lansing State Journal "rallying as one" "we're building community" "trump wants to rule over us as a tyrant" "people need a voice" 16/n
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In addition to sounding the alarm that American democracy is under grave attack, news outlets must also elevate & amplify the people, orgs, & movements mobilizing save democracy under siege - & inspire + license more people to get involved. To not do so is a Fourth Estate dereliction of duty. 17/n
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