Apparently the NYT protest coverage was ‘featured’ on page 18 on Sunday. Absolutely shocking dereliction of duty. It appears to be contagious. Cowardice, that is.
Anyone remember the motorcade mourning the death of George Floyd. It was organized by Lower Cape Indivisible. It started in the parking lot of the Wiggins School (if I remember correctly), continued on Route 6 until exit 6, continued on Rte 132 and made a loop through Cape Cod Community College and back to Dennis.
There were 125 automobiles and over 1,000 participants. I first contacted the Times a week in advance to ensure that there would be covered . I talked personally with the “political reporter” who assured me that the Times would cover the motorcade. I last spoke to him the day before and he said there he was going to cover it himself and would have a photographer.
But the Times chose not to show up. I do remember in scanning the paper the next day that there were several photos and detailed coverage of a rally hosted by Cape Republicans featuring their camouflaged tank, complete with a mounted machine gun.
Same old Cape Cod Times today. What a disappointing publication. Lou Cerrone
Thank you for this. The CC Times isn’t the only one, all the big outlets, including ( unfortunately) NPR did not state the numbers correctly. On the other hand, if the momentum continues, it might generate incentive for more to participate.
Thanks for this commentary. I was in the WCAI article as the USAF physician veteran and found it shameful that the coverage was delayed and not featured. I personally counted attendees at the event and got to well-over 1000- and likely 2000. The Boston Globe was also criticized by readers sending letters for the minimizing of the Boston Hands Off event- likely 100,000 not the 30,000 reported in some "police estimates". This under-reporting was nationwide with the exception in my non-scientific review, of Rachel Maddow who spent a fairly lengthy commentary including pix from around the country- 1400+ events in Red and Blue districts- easily well over 1 million participants and maybe 2 million. This movement will grow- Expect to see double the protest on April 19- NO MORE KINGS. Thanks for highlighting this outrage!
I know the same thing happened on the front page of the NYT for goodness sake……Thank again Seth for sharing this important item. I’m a big believer in local newspapers, but when my little town newspaper was gobbled up into an ad space for local retailers and home improvement purveyors, it’s not even worth it. I’m glad that Cape Cod turned out for Democracy!!!!
And this is the press we rely on to keep our democracy intact? Thank you for this important reporting. With the CCT, we have to realize that it's not a local paper. Is it a paper at all or an advertising piece with social news? Better we look to the Provincetown Independent, the Cape Cod Chronicle, the Boston Globe, along with the NYT. The Guardian, the BBC and the Economist also. Plus many wonderful substacks such as this one.
Dear Seth, Thank you for pointing out this sin of omission. I thought The Hands Off Rallies Cape Cod would make front page news. It is a time to stay alert and alive not to turn a blind eye to injustice and cruelty. HOORAY FOR HUMANITY!
Not a consolation but The Boston Globe also waited until page A11 to mention the nationwide protests and saved its coverage of the large (30k) Boston rally for its Metro section. Probably not crazy to think that whoever monitors press coverage for the White House only scans the front page. . .
I wish it was crazy think to that avoiding front page coverage has anything to do with White House monitoring, but at this point it has to be a legitimate question. "The chilling effect?" It's a cold wind blowing.
The coverage of the Women’s March in January of 2017 was huge! Helicopters flying overhead and live news updates throughout the day. It was considered a big, nationwide, newsworthy event. I was in Boston that day, one little piece of the massive crowd that chanted, cheered and marched through the Common and Back Bay.
I saw Steve taking photos at this Saturday’s rally at the airport rotary. He was friendly, interviewing folks for his images. The CCT only shared photos of the Cape-wide event on line and on their Facebook page. The sad little photo and caption in the Sunday print edition was disappointing to say the least. (Gannett is watching?)
Frankly, even though the total outcome of the Hands Off event was just as large as 2017, the news coverage by the entire mainstream media was negligible.
Either protests nowadays are passé, or there needs to be some bigger drama to get more coverage? (January 6? 😡)
In any case, we need to continue to persist in spite of the lack of press coverage.
Wow! How pathetic and sad! Even our local Vineyard Gazette, which usually stays away from anything even remotely partisan, did a wonderful story on the Vineyard rally, which brought 500+ people to the busiest intersection on the island. To quote my friend and official island photo documentarian Dan Waters, "Five Corners may never recover from the sound of 500 people chanting “FUCK TRUMP.”
Two thoughts on this: The demographic of CC Times readers suggests that they heavily rely on print vs online. And no surprise that Steve did his job well, but then why not showcase that in print?
I ditched my subscription to the CC Times for this very reason. I was part of the protest crew in Hyannis. I was horrified to see there was zero reporting!! Thank you for being our voice, Seth!! One love! Carolyn Norris
It seems the CCTimes has a bad case of laryngitis. Drs Kennedy and Oz should prescribe a heavy dose of Vitamin T. Wash that down with some bleach and cod liver oil and the CcTimes will be as good as new.
Apparently the NYT protest coverage was ‘featured’ on page 18 on Sunday. Absolutely shocking dereliction of duty. It appears to be contagious. Cowardice, that is.
Anyone remember the motorcade mourning the death of George Floyd. It was organized by Lower Cape Indivisible. It started in the parking lot of the Wiggins School (if I remember correctly), continued on Route 6 until exit 6, continued on Rte 132 and made a loop through Cape Cod Community College and back to Dennis.
There were 125 automobiles and over 1,000 participants. I first contacted the Times a week in advance to ensure that there would be covered . I talked personally with the “political reporter” who assured me that the Times would cover the motorcade. I last spoke to him the day before and he said there he was going to cover it himself and would have a photographer.
But the Times chose not to show up. I do remember in scanning the paper the next day that there were several photos and detailed coverage of a rally hosted by Cape Republicans featuring their camouflaged tank, complete with a mounted machine gun.
Same old Cape Cod Times today. What a disappointing publication. Lou Cerrone
When was the CCTimes ever a real newspaper? I guess before my time. Thank you Seth for holding onto the local investigative news arena!
Thank you for this. The CC Times isn’t the only one, all the big outlets, including ( unfortunately) NPR did not state the numbers correctly. On the other hand, if the momentum continues, it might generate incentive for more to participate.
Thanks for this commentary. I was in the WCAI article as the USAF physician veteran and found it shameful that the coverage was delayed and not featured. I personally counted attendees at the event and got to well-over 1000- and likely 2000. The Boston Globe was also criticized by readers sending letters for the minimizing of the Boston Hands Off event- likely 100,000 not the 30,000 reported in some "police estimates". This under-reporting was nationwide with the exception in my non-scientific review, of Rachel Maddow who spent a fairly lengthy commentary including pix from around the country- 1400+ events in Red and Blue districts- easily well over 1 million participants and maybe 2 million. This movement will grow- Expect to see double the protest on April 19- NO MORE KINGS. Thanks for highlighting this outrage!
Heard your comments on CAI and thought they added to the collective perspective in an excellent, credible way. Thank you -- and for your service.
Shameful
I’m glad you’re on the planet, Seth.
I know the same thing happened on the front page of the NYT for goodness sake……Thank again Seth for sharing this important item. I’m a big believer in local newspapers, but when my little town newspaper was gobbled up into an ad space for local retailers and home improvement purveyors, it’s not even worth it. I’m glad that Cape Cod turned out for Democracy!!!!
And this is the press we rely on to keep our democracy intact? Thank you for this important reporting. With the CCT, we have to realize that it's not a local paper. Is it a paper at all or an advertising piece with social news? Better we look to the Provincetown Independent, the Cape Cod Chronicle, the Boston Globe, along with the NYT. The Guardian, the BBC and the Economist also. Plus many wonderful substacks such as this one.
Dear Seth, Thank you for pointing out this sin of omission. I thought The Hands Off Rallies Cape Cod would make front page news. It is a time to stay alert and alive not to turn a blind eye to injustice and cruelty. HOORAY FOR HUMANITY!
Not a consolation but The Boston Globe also waited until page A11 to mention the nationwide protests and saved its coverage of the large (30k) Boston rally for its Metro section. Probably not crazy to think that whoever monitors press coverage for the White House only scans the front page. . .
I wish it was crazy think to that avoiding front page coverage has anything to do with White House monitoring, but at this point it has to be a legitimate question. "The chilling effect?" It's a cold wind blowing.
Thanks! From one of over 200 spirited protesters in Orleans, in front of the public library on Main St.
The coverage of the Women’s March in January of 2017 was huge! Helicopters flying overhead and live news updates throughout the day. It was considered a big, nationwide, newsworthy event. I was in Boston that day, one little piece of the massive crowd that chanted, cheered and marched through the Common and Back Bay.
I saw Steve taking photos at this Saturday’s rally at the airport rotary. He was friendly, interviewing folks for his images. The CCT only shared photos of the Cape-wide event on line and on their Facebook page. The sad little photo and caption in the Sunday print edition was disappointing to say the least. (Gannett is watching?)
Frankly, even though the total outcome of the Hands Off event was just as large as 2017, the news coverage by the entire mainstream media was negligible.
Either protests nowadays are passé, or there needs to be some bigger drama to get more coverage? (January 6? 😡)
In any case, we need to continue to persist in spite of the lack of press coverage.
Wow! How pathetic and sad! Even our local Vineyard Gazette, which usually stays away from anything even remotely partisan, did a wonderful story on the Vineyard rally, which brought 500+ people to the busiest intersection on the island. To quote my friend and official island photo documentarian Dan Waters, "Five Corners may never recover from the sound of 500 people chanting “FUCK TRUMP.”
The online version had a bunch of Heaslip’s photos and some videos. :/
Two thoughts on this: The demographic of CC Times readers suggests that they heavily rely on print vs online. And no surprise that Steve did his job well, but then why not showcase that in print?
I ditched my subscription to the CC Times for this very reason. I was part of the protest crew in Hyannis. I was horrified to see there was zero reporting!! Thank you for being our voice, Seth!! One love! Carolyn Norris
It seems the CCTimes has a bad case of laryngitis. Drs Kennedy and Oz should prescribe a heavy dose of Vitamin T. Wash that down with some bleach and cod liver oil and the CcTimes will be as good as new.