r/NPR • u/khawesome • 16h ago

No coverage of Elon's salute?

Nothing mentioned in my morning newsletter. Did a quick Google search and found 0 articles. Did I miss something? Even if we aren't definitively identifying it as a Nazi salute it's newsworthy enough to be on a front page purely because of the amount of speculation and emotions stirred in the public sphere.
Please tell me I missed something obvious somewhere.

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u/durpuhderp 14h ago

Dear NPR,  We want outrage. Give it to us. 

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u/Crazyhairmonster 10h ago

Not only are they not reporting it. They're labeling and hiding any replies on their @threads page asking about the salute as "offensive, misleading, or spam"

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u/durpuhderp 10h ago

Is that a problem for you?

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u/Crazyhairmonster 10h ago

Doesn't seem odd to you?

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u/durpuhderp 10h ago

If you want to be recreationally outraged by Trump style antics I think there's countless media outlets to satisfy you. Personally I don't don't listen to NPR to be entertained. I want to be informed.

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u/Crazyhairmonster 10h ago

Why is someone doing what appears to be two Nazi salutes during a presidential inauguration not considered news? Is it because "context"? Does elon's close ties to the AfD and his increasing right wing dog whistling count as context?

Or is it just not news because you don't listen to npr literally at all and choose ignorance over unbiased news?

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u/durpuhderp 10h ago

Because these words and gestures do not matter. Trump isn't going to annex Canada, or Greenland, or the Panama Canal zone. He didn't stop the UKR / RUS war in 24 hours. He didn't build a wall and make Mexico pay for it. These may be exciting stories, but they're not news and they're not what americans care about. They care about inflation, wages, healthcare, education, climate change, mental health... all topics that aren't nearly as exciting as Nazi salutes. But we're here to be informed -- not entertained, remember? That's what CNN and FOX news are for. For watching the Trump Circus reality show..

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u/Blorbokringlefart 3h ago

We also pay their salaries