Journalists covered their protests, minimally, when they had to. But did you ever see diner interviews with people who opposed Trump, or feature stories on them? Did you hear their voices regularly reflected in the coverage?

No, you didn’t. The media pretty much ignored their presence in the polity.

Very true. There have been so many profile pieces on random Trump supporters, but no air given to the people standing up against fascism. Still, the writer here presents the issue solely as a question of cowardly journalists, and not a billionaire-owned corporate media machine shaping the narrative and stifling dissent. There have been plenty of journalists who have tried to stand up. And they got copy-neutered, reassigned, or fired. Look at CBS and 60 Minutes for specific examples.

It’s also telling that the No Kings movement succeeded despite the lack of media coverage, which to me seems like a good indication that traditional media companies aren’t nearly as powerful as they once were.

Is there nobody in America with both enough money to start a news station AND a soul?