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Ping Tung

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34. William Randolph Hearst "If it bleeds it leads"

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:10 PM

15 hrs ago

The media is seldom about news. It is almost always about selling stuff. More readers, more ads, more profit.

No one in this world, so far as I know and I have researched the records for years, and employed agents to help me has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby. H.L.Mencken

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Why is the media over-reporting about Nancy Guthrie's kidnapping? [View all] mysteryowl 16 hrs ago OP

Stupidity Bread and Circuses 16 hrs ago #1

Why does it surprise you? Fiendish Thingy 16 hrs ago #2

I think it's because many in the media know S Guthrie personally. Nt spooky3 16 hrs ago #3

Pls see #4 SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #5

Thanks! spooky3 16 hrs ago #7

Yw SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #8

I understand, but it has to be more than that. IMO mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #13

Could this be why? SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #4

Wow! That is so gangster. mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #10

Maybe trying to drag out the story to drive the point home SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #12

That this regime is gangster and will hurt you and your family. That point? mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #16

Could be... SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #17

They didn't just Greg_In_SF 16 hrs ago #24

Oh, see, I am not following the day-to-day on this. mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #27

No worries! Greg_In_SF 16 hrs ago #30

Good point. mysteryowl 15 hrs ago #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 16 hrs ago #25

because her daughter is famous Takket 16 hrs ago #6

I'd never heard of her Skittles 15 hrs ago #42

I just said the same to my husband JBTaurus83 16 hrs ago #9

Yes! Thank you! mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #14

Trying to drown out the Epstein files info/reporting. n/t flvegan 16 hrs ago #11

The only reason they do anything Greg_In_SF 16 hrs ago #15

I get that. But, I say they are making the wrong assumption that "everyone" is really interested in this 24/7 mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #19

They get ratings Greg_In_SF 16 hrs ago #21

Whenever the media JBTaurus83 16 hrs ago #22

Famous relative ITAL 16 hrs ago #18

Response #4 mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #20

Lindbergh baby scenario makes WAAAY more sense ITAL 15 hrs ago #39

I'd have to go read about it to have an opinion. mysteryowl 15 hrs ago #40

Because Rebl2 16 hrs ago #23

Yeah, Sheltielover is saying something similar, but about the Epstein victims connection. mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #26

Laziness misanthrope 16 hrs ago #28

Because it's a sensational story newdeal2 16 hrs ago #29

I wonder if race has something to do with it. White people get press. mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #31

And OJ Simpson Greg_In_SF 16 hrs ago #32

It reminds me of AI, we are being forced to consume it. mysteryowl 15 hrs ago #33

William Randolph Hearst "If it bleeds it leads" Ping Tung 15 hrs ago #34

Because they don't want to report the ICE thugs terrorizing our citizens and the Epstein pedo potus connection. kimbutgar 15 hrs ago #35

There is a solution. Turn it off. Don't watch. Life is much more enjoyable. That's our last 15 years. NewHendoLib 15 hrs ago #37

But then I wouldn't be able to have an opinion about it. mysteryowl 15 hrs ago #38

Because she's the mother choie 15 hrs ago #41

To distract us from how their fascist King is wrecking our country !!!! Jack Valentino 15 hrs ago #43

Because it's happening to one of them. ms liberty 14 hrs ago #44

They don't dare to report about our entire country being kidnapped by a psychopathic terrorist group called the GOP yaesu 14 hrs ago #45

They do it to instill fear Alice Kramden 14 hrs ago #46

Because people are interested in this story. milestogo 14 hrs ago #47