06-12-2011, 01:13 PM
Usually I'd read a whole topic before posting but I can't resist:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/arti...b8ba2c497d
The Associated Press released a story on Bilderberg, which means there's a large chance of mainstream media covering it now as it relies on newswires like AP and Reuters for the bulk of their reporting. In other words if a story isn't on a major newswire (AP, Reuters, AFP, CP, etc.) it's unlikely to be covered by large media outlets other than maybe a few local outlets, but if a story is on a newswire it's likely to be covered depending on how important the story is considered by the editorial department.
The AP release was echoed by the Washington Post's website, which is weird because the CEO of the Washington Past Company attended the last 3 meetings. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/euro...story.html
On Thursday I called the newsdesk of a large newspaper and The Canadian Press (our equivalent of AP) to suggest they cover this story, I also emailed someone I know who works for the news department of a major network here to suggest the story. I'll see if my input makes a visible impact, but even if it doesn't at least 3 more people in the media know about the story and might talk to their friends about it around the water cooler and that's good enough for me, change usually happens at the grassroots level. I also told a bunch of my classmates on friday about Bilderberg, none of them heard of it (keep in mind they're journalism students) nor did one of my professors.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/arti...b8ba2c497d
The Associated Press released a story on Bilderberg, which means there's a large chance of mainstream media covering it now as it relies on newswires like AP and Reuters for the bulk of their reporting. In other words if a story isn't on a major newswire (AP, Reuters, AFP, CP, etc.) it's unlikely to be covered by large media outlets other than maybe a few local outlets, but if a story is on a newswire it's likely to be covered depending on how important the story is considered by the editorial department.
The AP release was echoed by the Washington Post's website, which is weird because the CEO of the Washington Past Company attended the last 3 meetings. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/euro...story.html
On Thursday I called the newsdesk of a large newspaper and The Canadian Press (our equivalent of AP) to suggest they cover this story, I also emailed someone I know who works for the news department of a major network here to suggest the story. I'll see if my input makes a visible impact, but even if it doesn't at least 3 more people in the media know about the story and might talk to their friends about it around the water cooler and that's good enough for me, change usually happens at the grassroots level. I also told a bunch of my classmates on friday about Bilderberg, none of them heard of it (keep in mind they're journalism students) nor did one of my professors.