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momta

(4,194 posts) Tue Aug 12, 2025, 11:55 AM Aug 2025

Seriously, CNN?

I only know about the tragic explosion at a Pennsylvania steel plant because of DU:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220552242

Meanwhile, on their front page CNN has a story about Taco Bell adding Mountain Dew Midnight to their drink selection.

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Seriously, CNN? (Original Post) momta Aug 2025 OP

Get used to it Eliot Rosewater Aug 2025 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Heidi Aug 2025 #2

Here is a photo of victim Timothy Quinn, age 39. He was employed there for seventeen years. John1956PA Aug 2025 #3

This story writerJT Aug 2025 #4

Maybe it's the algorithm, but... momta Aug 2025 #5

Eliot Rosewater

(34,282 posts)

1. Get used to it

Reply to momta (Original post)

Tue Aug 12, 2025, 11:57 AM

Aug 2025

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Heidi This message was self-deleted by its author.

John1956PA

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3. Here is a photo of victim Timothy Quinn, age 39. He was employed there for seventeen years.

Reply to momta (Original post)

Tue Aug 12, 2025, 12:10 PM

Aug 2025

Photo from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

writerJT

(467 posts)

4. This story

Reply to momta (Original post)

Tue Aug 12, 2025, 12:10 PM

Aug 2025

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/11/us/us-steel-clairton-coke-works-explosion

This story has been on their front page since 12:16 PM ET yesterday. As of right now, it’s seven headlines above the line about Taco Bell, which is a sub-headline under the Business and Tech section.

As for television, the steel plant story was on when I turned on the tv yesterday around 2pm.

momta

(4,194 posts)

5. Maybe it's the algorithm, but...

Reply to writerJT (Reply #4)

Tue Aug 12, 2025, 12:20 PM

Aug 2025

I did finally find the explosion story on the front page, but well below the Taco Bell story.

I'm not disagreeing with you. It's just exhausting to have to wade through all of the Trump scandal/incompetence/overreach stories to get to news that ought to hit me in the face.

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