Any mention of anti-war protests in NYC on nat'l news? Not on CBS. nt

[babylonsister]

[leftchick]

1. ABC said Tens of Thousands were there

yet only spent about TEN SECONDS on the report! :grr:

[babylonsister]

2. At least they gave it a mention. Sigh. Didn't I hear the estimates at

300,000?

[rodeodance]

6. cnn did about 5 seconds on it.

[leftchick]

9. At Least!

10 city blocks were filled....



Anti-war activists march down Broadway, to protest the war in Iraq, with thousands of supporters in New York April 29, 2006. The marchers demanded an immediate withdrawal of troops, the same day news organizations noted April as being the most deadly month for U.S. troops in Iraq, with at least 69 killed. REUTERS/Chip East

There are a lot of great photos here...

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/wl/031806antiwar;_ylt=AgT6Qf.BOh6bX3iseVUHtibmWMcF

[Fredda Weinberg]

18. Local station (WNBC) called it 30 blocks n/t

[fedupinBushcountry]

3. Here you go

Tens of Thousands in NYC Protest War

NEW YORK - Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, just hours after this month's death toll reached 70.

Cindy Sheehan, a vociferous critic of the war whose soldier son also died in Iraq, joined in the march, as did actress Susan Sarandon and the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

"End this war, bring the troops home," read one sign lifted by marchers on the sunny afternoon, three years after the war in Iraq began. The mother of a Marine killed two years ago in Iraq held a picture of her son, born in 1984 and killed 20 years later.

more> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060429/ap_on_re_us/anti_war_protest

Pictures here:

-http://news.yahoo.com/photo/060429/480/nyar10904292040&g=events/wl/102602iraqprotests

[babylonsister]

8. Thanks. I know about it, but wondered if people were getting any

honesty with their dinners tonight.

[fedupinBushcountry]

14. Well hopefully it will hit the

Sunday papers, at least I think more people would be apt to see it there, then those who happened to watch news on Saturday night. Has CNN or Headline news reported on it ?

[babylonsister]

15. I saw a brief snippet on CNN earlier; not much. nt

[cal04]

4. every New York tv news station had it on tonight

even fox. I believe it was the first story they showed
It looked huge

[NYC]

17. It was huge.

I couldn't tell how many. I was pretty far back from the front, but when I was at Grand Street, I could see people solidly packed all the way back to Grace Church. I couldn't see beyond that.

I didn't have a camera today, so didn't take pictures.

[cal04]

20. thanks for the post and for being there

I wish I could've gone. I made sure I watched all of our news channels to see if they showed it.
I was glad to see all the stations including fox did

[NYC]

29. I suppose that's an improvement over the past.

If every news channel, including Fox, showed it, we are finally being acknowledged. Dissent exists. Perhaps dissenters will no longer be made to falsely believe they are the minority.

Thanks for reporting on the news. :hi:

[Karenina]

5. Just another form of

"VOTE" suppression.

[babylonsister]

7. ...and dumbing down the masses by not mentioning

important stories.

[buff2]

10. If it's not illegal immigrants,it's not worth reporting

What a phucked up country this has turned out to be. :puke:

[TahitiNut]

26. And not worth boycotting over, either, it seems.

Phucked up priorities. Well over 100,000 innocent Iraqis killed, 2,400 US military killed, about 10,000 with life-long injuries ... but we get people boycotting to ignore the illegal behavior of millions. Just what we need ... more death in war and lower pay for the least paid workers. Phucking insane.

[Imagevision]

31. Really if it was latino's demonstrating it would be on all day & nite!

[Selatius]

11. This is called propaganda by omission

This is the reason why it appears there is no strong anti-war movement in America. The movement exists. It just doesn't exist according to the corporate news media, and the corporate news media is what most Joe Americans watch and drink without question.

The only consolation is that the blogosphere is starting to undermine corporate control.

[babylonsister]

13. Conversely they use the immigration protests to

tear the country apart further. Makes me wonder where their interests lie. We're all Americans, right? I wonder sometimes.
Propaganda by omission: I like that phrase.

[livvy]

12. Here's a few pictures of some of the DUers who were there.

Dial up warning, though, they're huge pics.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=169x5774

[Alamom]

16. NBC gave it a 10 second mention on their evening news. n/t

[Imagevision]

32. Makes me think repugs still pulling strings with media non-coverage

[Fredda Weinberg]

19. Give this time - we delivered a mainline message

There's a news cycle - the national bureaus haven't yet absorbed the local coverage. This was a monumental showing and police report no arrests. That's gotta scare those who've used fear to govern.

My footsies ache for a reason ... and one of us attended on crutches.

[Alamom]

21. Take Heart. Hopefully, by tomorrow, the whole world will know...

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&ncl=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/30/content_4492754.htm


Just checked Google news. This is just a sampling of news articles. There were almost 300 entries.

Thousands in NYC March Against Iraq War
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 5 hours ago
By DESMOND BUTLER. NEW YORK (AP) - A day after the military announced that April was the deadliest month for US forces in Iraq this ...


Thousands demonstrate in Manhattan marking deadliest month in Iraq
Calgary Sun, Canada - 7 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) - A day after the military announced that April was the deadliest month for US forces in Iraq this year, thousands of anti-war demonstrators ...


Thousands reach Manhattan for anti-war protest
Jerusalem Post, Israel - 4 hours ago
A day after the US military announced that April was the deadliest month for American forces in Iraq this year, thousands of anti-war protesters were ...


New Yorkers say give peace a chance
Aljazeera.net, Qatar - 57 minutes ago
Tens of thousands of anti-war protesters have flooded New York streets to demand an immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. ...


Thousands march in downtown Manhattan to protest against Iraq war
Xinhua, China - 43 minutes ago
NEW YORK, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Thousands took to the streets Saturday for a massive march, calling for an immediate withdrawal of all US forces from Iraq. ...



Update 5: Tens of Thousands in NYC Protest War
Forbes - 1 hour ago
By DESMOND BUTLER , 04.29.2006, 05:29 PM. Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand an immediate ...


Thousands Converge on NYC for War Protest
Washington Post, United States - 9 hours ago
NEW YORK -- A day after the military announced that April was the deadliest month for US forces in Iraq this year, thousands of anti-war demonstrators ...


Tens of Thousands in NYC Protest War
ABC News - 58 minutes ago
By DESMOND BUTLER. NEW YORK Apr 29, 2006 (AP)— Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand ...



Tens of Thousands in NYC Protest War
San Francisco Chronicle, USA 1 hour ago
By DESMOND BUTLER, Associated Press Writer. Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand an ...




Manhattan anti-war protest draws thousands
Houston Chronicle, United States hours ago
By DESMOND BUTLER. NEW YORK — A day after the military announced that April was the deadliest month for US forces in Iraq this ...


Thousands in NYC
Wall Street Journal (subscription), NY - 35 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, just hours after ...


Thousands Head to Manhattan for Anti-War Protest
FOX News - 6 hours ago
NEW YORK — A day after the US military announced that April was the deadliest month for American forces in Iraq this year, thousands of anti-war protesters ...


OR MAYBE NOT...who knows anymore.:shrug:
Glad to see other countries picking up the story.



edit to add link.

[Bozita]

22. No CBS or NBC national news tonight in metro Detroit

The local NBC shifted its newscast to 6:30. It gets to keep all the ad money.

The CBS affiliate sold the whole 30 minutes to an infomercial.

God bless the CBC.

[deutsey]

23. They rarely give any attention to these demonstrations

When they do, they under-report the turnout and/or focus on the fringe groups that scuffle with police or burn US flags.

Fair and balanced, they are. :puke:

[ChiciB1]

24. I Thought I Heard That C-Span Was Going To Cover It...

did they skip out?? Ain't it funny how "We The People" can't get proper attention, but ILLEGAL immigrants even get OUR Congressmen to come out and talk to them!

STINKO!!

[babylonsister]

27. I checked a few times; nada on CSPAN, at least earlier. nt

[Agony]

25. Awesome! March down Broadway!

I don't know how to estimate crowd numbers but there were a lot of people here today. When we got down toward Canal St. and you could look back over the march route "nothin but people as far as the eye can see"! I'd post some pictures but I haven't figured out how to get them in my post yet. hint hint

[Robbie Michaels]

28. My local ABC affiliate had coverage

It wasn't much but at least it was mentioned.

[heartofthesiskiyou]

30. ABC radio had a ten

second blurb. Mention Jessy Jackson and Rev. Sharp there.