If you watched the round of Sunday talk shows, it was easy to miss the fact that hundreds of thousands marched across the country and around the world this weekend in defense of science, reason, logic, and the value of facts.
In hundreds of "March for Science" events from Boston to Sydney, Australia, engineers, researchers and teachers took a break from the lab to apply their ingenuity to colorful protest placards. …
While the events were non-partisan according to organizers, many marchers were in effect protesting Trump's proposal to sharply cut federal science and research budgets and his administration's skepticism about climate change and the need to slow global warming.
The marches were large, colorful, and important. They were also also both peaceful and accompanied by thoughtful speeches, both of which are things the media hates.
Most of the Sunday news shows failed to cover the worldwide March for Science protests, an international demonstration partly meant to draw attention to President Donald Trump’s “disregard for evidence-based knowledge” and climate change denial.
“Failed to cover” doesn’t mean provided only a brief discussion, or didn’t give it the coverage it deserved. It means this.
ABC’s This Week, CBS’ Face the Nation, and NBC’s Meet the Press failed to mention the March for Science at all.
Face the Nation was busy talking with Marco Rubio. That’s important because … because. Anyway, Meet the Press talked with … Marco Rubio. So glad they did that instead of interviewing people about a unique and vital event that spanned the globe.