Denver Media Ignores Big (Conservative) Stories

Youtube ^ | 11/2/09 | BobTEA

[BobTEA]

912 Denver News Blackout

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-26FPN2ov4

Can You Hear Us Now? Denver Rally

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS4Z5aJ1zlQ

[BobTEA]

About 150 people from all over Northern Colorado conducted a march and protest in front of Denver's NBC and ABC affiliates on October 17. But unlike left-wing protests, the giant media outlets ignored the demonstrators. Here's a glimpse of what they refused to show their viewers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS4Z5aJ1zlQ

What prompted the protest was the local media's refusal to report an even larger demonstration on 9/12. Only a few blocks from their studios a crowd of at least 4,000 held a three hour rally at the state capitol. The media showed up afterwards and reported seeing only a few straggling protesters. Here's the scene the media blacked out that day, trying to prevent viewers from realizing the breadth of the conservative movement:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-26FPN2ov4

And another view:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQmO2Zm0Ugs

It was an amazing showing considering many of the most active people had traveled to Washington, DC for the rally there. Denver's media is losing more than they know. As the public's confidence wanes, media's power evaporates with it.

[goldstategop]

If you're expecting to receive validation from the MSM, you'll never get it.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus

[WellyP]

I am willing to bet that 90%+ of the media people in Denver live in or next to “The Peoples Republic of Bolder”!
Being in Bolder makes my skin crawl! I have to do business there from time to time. I shower as soon as I can after leaving.

[Frantzie]

Pretty area that is filled with freaks.

[El Laton Caliente]

Ahh Boulder... 25 square miles of Colorado surrounded by reality.

[sportutegrl]

Why do you call them MSM? They are not mainstream.

[Vigilanteman]

My Dad earned his degree in veterinary medicine from Ft. Collins. Even that far away, he reported there was no shortage of horse’s asses to work on.

[Dumb_Ox]

Are the conference organizers doing all the right PR stuff to attract the attention of the local media?

I worry conservatives sometimes think that media coverage "just happens." Nope, you have to cultivate contacts, play nice, and tell the MSM what's in it for them. Just look at CBS4's Misty Montano and what she has to sort through.

That said, what are the good conservative news outlets in Colorado? The blogs seem to be underused. I follow #redco and #cotcot on twitter, but there is little there either.

[BobTEA]

Thanks for the comment, D-O.
The secret’s out. The media have just been “ripping and reading” for a long time. PR operations have added to their laziness. TV and paper media have become addicted to AP packaged news and press releases. They just repeat what they receive. If it’s a conservative source, they scoff; if it’s a liberal source, they drink the cool-aide and pass the cup on to their viewers/listeners.

Misty Montano confirms how lazy they are. She complains that she can’t work through all the spoon feeding she gets from press releases and now the social networks.

Every day they expose their laziness and bias by by not reporting or mis-reporting one of the biggest stories of the century. Who needs a dope like Misty to report from her favorite news sources when we can all have our own raw news sources. Technology has caught up with the lying media.

[Dumb_Ox]

If it’s a conservative source, they scoff; if it’s a liberal source, they drink the cool-aide and pass the cup on to their viewers/listeners.

I don't deny that this is possibly what's going on. But the conservative source has a duty to establish its credibility in the eyes of the press. I think "blaming the MSM" is a crutch, just like the way ghetto-dwellers used to blame "The Man" for their own faults.

What's happening, I suspect, is that lazy conservative PR guys aren't making the necessary personal connections with the lazy journalists.

And the local media did cover the Tea Party on election day. I saw it myself on TV. If all we do is complain about how the local press doesn't like us, the local press will just keep on not liking us. Who is sending a "Thank you for the coverage" message to the helpful news stations? Who is saying "Hey, we met at X. If you're interested, I got another juicy story..."?

[BobTEA]

I don’t disagree with you at all. It’s extremely important to cultivate friends and sources. And we can’t accomplish that by constantly bashing them. I don’t believe there aren’t conservatives in the media, and as the Obama admin. continues with its disastrous agenda, there will be many converts.

Developing the ability to communicate with assignment editors/reporters is a critical skill set that may well have been overlooked by 912 and Teaparty organizers.

You’re probably already busy, but what you said above is an outline for what would be a powerful workshop that organizers would benefit from. I would encourage you to put one together and offer your expertise. It would be a great contribution to the future of the country.

[Dumb_Ox]

You’re probably already busy, but what you said above is an outline for what would be a powerful workshop that organizers would benefit from. I would encourage you to put one together and offer your expertise. It would be a great contribution to the future of the country.

What a flattering suggestion, thank you! A workshop is too much for me at present, but perhaps I could maintain a good blog with a theme like "Conservative Marketing Stinks."

Many conservative activists' publicity skills deserve some friendly mockery and advice.