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leftstreet

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5. People prefer it

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 02:26 PM

20 hrs ago

Corporate news and their advertisers spend fortunes on ratings consultants and advisors, etc. If more people tuned in for stories on civil rights violations, that's what we'd get

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Kidnapping of Guthrie's mother [View all] angrychair 21 hrs ago OP

Correct. efhmc 21 hrs ago #1

Yep. dlilafae 20 hrs ago #2

Not sure where your complaint is. ificandream 20 hrs ago #3

I kind of agree, but this has become typical ScratchCat 20 hrs ago #4

I can't tell you exactly what the criteria is today .... ificandream 16 hrs ago #7

Yeah. My sister who lives in moonscape 15 hrs ago #10

People prefer it leftstreet 20 hrs ago #5

You don't need a ratings consultant for a story like this one. ificandream 15 hrs ago #8

New Evidence DET 20 hrs ago #6

And Nancy Guthrie, too ... alive I hope.... ificandream 15 hrs ago #9

They can walk and chew gum at the same time MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #11

Yep malaise 15 hrs ago #12

It's more about ratings. These type of stories get views JI7 15 hrs ago #13