MSNBC's Chris Hayes calls Trump "a genuine threat to public health" and
refuses to play Trump audio.
[ [link removed] ]Watch the video. Then, sign the petition: Stop broadcasting Trump’s
dangerous coronavirus lies live!
[ [link removed] ]Turn on images to see MSNBC's Chris Hayes.
Seattle NPR station refuses to air Trump briefings live.
[ [link removed] ]Turn on images to see this tweet: Seattle's NPR station won't air White
House briefings because of a pattern of false or misleading statements...
Trump's daily coronavirus briefing is about to start. To protect the
public and countless lives during this pandemic, news organizations should
not air it live!
Last night, MSNBC's Chris Hayes refused to air audio from Trump's
coronavirus briefing, saying, "[Trump] went out today and said things that
are flat out wrong, that are lies, and more than that are
dangerous...Frankly, the president has become a kind of, well, he is a
genuine threat to public health."
Seattle's NPR station is refusing to air Trump briefings live.
[ [link removed] ]Watch the video. Then, sign the petition: Stop broadcasting Trump’s
dangerous coronavirus lies live!
Thousands of people are flooding broadcast news directors with Tweets
about this issue. After you sign, we'll give you a Tweet YOU TOO can use
to speak directly to them. -- The PCCC Team
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Vox’s Matthew Yglesias is urging TV stations and cable news networks, "For
the sake of public health, journalistic integrity, and the public’s basic
mental health, it’s time to stop broadcasting President Donald Trump’s
daily 'coronavirus task force' briefings live."
He’s right. TV networks need to feel pressure now -- [ [link removed] ]sign here.
Trump's daily coronavirus briefings have replaced his rallies as spigots
for outright lies, racism, and blatant misinformation which has already
resulted directly in people dying. And his polling has gone up 23 points
in just one week because his happy-talk lies are covered live and then
discussed for hours.
Trump announced that a malaria medication had been rapidly "approved" to
treat coronavirus, though the FDA hadn't approved any medication for it. A
healthy couple self-medicated using a fish tank additive that has the same
active ingredient as the anti-malaria drug promoted by Trump -- one died,
the other is in intensive care.
There's no reason for any legitimate TV network to keep covering these
daily briefings live.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, FOX, and MSNBC: "STOP covering
Trump's lie-filled, dangerous 'briefings' live! In the middle of a
pandemic, spreading his blatant misinformation to millions of Americans
will have deadly consequences."
After you sign, you’ll also be able to Tweet this message directly to the
news directors at these outlets.
Chris Cuomo warned last night: "This president says he wants to re-open
the economy in a little over two weeks from now. That's almost the exact
time that experts and projections show the worst crush of extreme cases
hitting the financial capital of the country."
CNN reports "Trump made 33 false claims about the coronavirus crisis in
the first two weeks of March."
Thousands of Americans rushed home from other countries and unnecessarily
stood side-by-side in long lines when Trump falsely said they would be
trapped abroad. That was wrong, but it was covered live and heard by
millions.
Yglesias points out: "When a person turns on the television and sees the
president of the United States giving inaccurately optimistic assessments
of the progress of testing, vaccine research, and treatment it encourages
people to be less careful with their hand-washing and social distancing
than they otherwise might be. That costs lives."
Trump's daily briefings have turned into a torrent of lies and
misinformation. Trump is not about to stop lying. It's up to the networks
to take responsibility, and STOP covering his propaganda.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, FOX, and MSNBC: "STOP covering
Trump's lie-filled, dangerous 'briefings'! In the middle of a pandemic,
spreading his blatant misinformation to millions of Americans will have
deadly consequences."
After you sign, Tweet directly to the news directors at these outlets.
We’ll give you everything you need, including a sample Tweet.
Thanks for being a bold progressive.
-- The PCCC Team
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