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Marthe48

(17,015 posts) Thu Jun 1, 2017, 10:14 PM Jun 2017

Why does news coverage slow down on the weekends?

We get bombshells Friday evening, but try to find updates over the weekend. Things are still happening, but I look all over the place and just don't see the intense coverage until sometime Monday.

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Why does news coverage slow down on the weekends? (Original Post) Marthe48 Jun 2017 OP

Because not a much news is dumped over weekends. The big day is Friday.n/t Lil Missy Jun 2017 #1

because the orange one spends the weekend golfing.... chillfactor Jun 2017 #2

Historically people don't read the news on weekends. nt Quixote1818 Jun 2017 #3

it's pretty active on weekends bigtree Jun 2017 #4

I'll check in with Joy, ty Marthe48 Jun 2017 #5

Lil Missy

(17,865 posts)

1. Because not a much news is dumped over weekends. The big day is Friday.n/t

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Thu Jun 1, 2017, 10:31 PM

Jun 2017

chillfactor

(7,583 posts)

2. because the orange one spends the weekend golfing....

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Thu Jun 1, 2017, 10:34 PM

Jun 2017

and playing...too busy on the weekends to be playing president....and most news oraganizations are short-staffed on the weekends.

Quixote1818

(28,968 posts)

3. Historically people don't read the news on weekends. nt

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Thu Jun 1, 2017, 10:51 PM

Jun 2017

bigtree

(86,005 posts)

4. it's pretty active on weekends

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Thu Jun 1, 2017, 10:55 PM

Jun 2017

...on twitter.

Lot's of journalist chit-chat and breaking articles, plus, Sunday talk-show interview coverage.

Also, TWO hour show Sat and Sun w/Joy Reid on MSNBC!

Marthe48

(17,015 posts)

5. I'll check in with Joy, ty

Reply to bigtree (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 2, 2017, 10:02 AM

Jun 2017

I just subscribed to WaPo. I like reading their articles and they are keeping up on things. TY

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