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angrychair

(11,958 posts)
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:50 PM Feb 10

Kidnapping of Guthrie's mother [View all]

News media has choices on how to spend their time. I think MSNow just spent over 30+ minutes talking about the kidnapping of Savannah Guthrie's mother. I get it, it's one of their own.
That said, when you only spend 5 minutes on the Epstein files or 10 minutes on ice abuse but spend such significant time and resources on stuff like this it comes across as very self serving and makes it loud and clear that they don't consider us regular people as important.
It's still being covered. It's like her whole show time for this one story.

Sorry, I find it insulting to the pain and suffering of the public right now. There are significant issues going on right now that they are choosing to cover the kidnapping of a single person and not the ongoing civil rights violations of ice and this administration.

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Kidnapping of Guthrie's mother [View all] angrychair Feb 10 OP
Correct. efhmc Feb 10 #1
Yep. dlilafae Feb 10 #2
Not sure where your complaint is. ificandream Feb 10 #3
I kind of agree, but this has become typical ScratchCat Feb 10 #4
I can't tell you exactly what the criteria is today .... ificandream Feb 10 #7
Yeah. My sister who lives in moonscape Feb 10 #10
People prefer it leftstreet Feb 10 #5
You don't need a ratings consultant for a story like this one. ificandream Feb 10 #8
New Evidence DET Feb 10 #6
And Nancy Guthrie, too ... alive I hope.... ificandream Feb 10 #9
They can walk and chew gum at the same time MustLoveBeagles Feb 10 #11
Yep malaise Feb 10 #12
It's more about ratings. These type of stories get views JI7 Feb 10 #13
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