Seattle NPR Station Says It Will No Longer Carry Donald Trump’s Coronavirus Briefings Live Because Of Misinformation

KUOW 94.9FM in Seattle, one of the first epicenters of the US Coronavirus outbreak, has discontinued live broadcasts of White House Coronavirus briefings due to the massive pattern of disinformation therein.

Station statement March 25 (in part):

>> After airing the White House briefings live for two weeks, a pattern of false information and exaggeration increasingly had many at KUOW questioning whether these briefings were in the best service of our mission—to create and serve a more informed public. Of even greater concern was the potential impact of false information on the health and safety of our community.​
A sampling of exaggerations and false information that were not fact checked in real time:​
● “Nobody knew there’d be a pandemic or an epidemic of this proportion,” President Trump said at a live White House briefing on March 19 despite warnings from the U.S. Intelligence community earlier this year.​
● “You’re seeing very few empty shelves,” our listeners heard live from President Trump on March 20. Local reporting shows many stores are out of basic supplies, including hand soap.​
● We’re going to be able to make the drug chloroquine “available almost immediately” said President Trump on March 19. The president claimed, incorrectly, that the FDA had fast-tracked approval of its use to treat COVID-19. There isn't current medical evidence of the efficacy of that drug in treating COVID-19.​
Knowing this a very fluid situation, we will revisit this decision daily. <<​
KUOW will continue to treat all opportunities for live preemption on a case-by-case basis weighing for importance, news value and immediacy of need-to-know. But be clear, KUOW and NPR will continue to cover White House briefings and share relevant information from federal government and public health sources in the format most useful to our listeners. <<​

Inasmuch as broadcast licensing requires responsible operation as a public trust, this is a shining example of exercising it. As readers know the last named piece of misinformation has already led to an unnecessary death and hospitalization of a couple who followed that advice. so denying destructive disinformation the chance to damage the public is exactly the right call.

See also this related thread where TV networks did the same thing -- Dana7360
^^^
Fake news.

Prove it fake.
They incorrectly claimed that there was false information presented at the briefings. Therefore it's fake news, you fucking stupid TDS afflicted moron.

So fuck off, you low IQ scumbag.

Guess the art of reading STILL hasn't penetrated throughout the land yet.

The NEWS here is that the station ceased broadcasting live briefings. THAT iS A FACT. They DID. You can't refute it. It's right there in the station's own notice and on (not on) its airwaves.

LEARN HOW TO READ.
You linked to a fake news article, you fucking TDS afflicted moron. Why did you link to a fake news article, you low IQ moonbat?

Because it is *NOT* a "fake news article", Toiletbreath. It is a notice FROM the station, that they will discontinue live broadcasts of the White House Hoax Breifings. AND THEY DID JUST THAT.

What part of that are you pretending not to GET??
Yes they did do that. However they did it under false pretenses, therefore the notice you linked to is fake news, you fucking moron.

You sure are one stupid motherfucker.

It DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER what the 'pretenses' were --- the actual *NEWS* is that they discontinued the live broadcasts. WHICH THEY FUCKING DID.
Wrong. Putting one tiny tidbit of fact in a report that contains falsehoods does not mean it's not fake news, you gullible idiot.

You TDS afflicted morons are pathetic low IQ individuals.

It's impossible to believe anyone could actually be this degree of Stupid. Therefore I have to conclude it's an act of some sort. What the purpose of that act would be eludes me but not interested in pissing away my time on it.
You are that stupid. And no, this is definitely not an act. I am openly ridiculing you. You are a dumb motherfucker who disseminates fake news on a regular basis.

Because you're a stupidassdumbfuckingidiot.

SADFI's like you are pathetic.

You are almost as stupid as IM2 and jillian combined.Your level of idiocy is epic in scale, you fucking dumbass.

Could you explain why you chose to link to a fake news article in the forum? Or are you too fucking stupid to comprehend that you posted fake news?
 
KUOW 94.9FM in Seattle, one of the first epicenters of the US Coronavirus outbreak, has discontinued live broadcasts of White House Coronavirus briefings due to the massive pattern of disinformation therein.

Station statement March 25 (in part):

>> After airing the White House briefings live for two weeks, a pattern of false information and exaggeration increasingly had many at KUOW questioning whether these briefings were in the best service of our mission—to create and serve a more informed public. Of even greater concern was the potential impact of false information on the health and safety of our community.​
A sampling of exaggerations and false information that were not fact checked in real time:​
● “Nobody knew there’d be a pandemic or an epidemic of this proportion,” President Trump said at a live White House briefing on March 19 despite warnings from the U.S. Intelligence community earlier this year.​
● “You’re seeing very few empty shelves,” our listeners heard live from President Trump on March 20. Local reporting shows many stores are out of basic supplies, including hand soap.​
● We’re going to be able to make the drug chloroquine “available almost immediately” said President Trump on March 19. The president claimed, incorrectly, that the FDA had fast-tracked approval of its use to treat COVID-19. There isn't current medical evidence of the efficacy of that drug in treating COVID-19.​
Knowing this a very fluid situation, we will revisit this decision daily. <<​
KUOW will continue to treat all opportunities for live preemption on a case-by-case basis weighing for importance, news value and immediacy of need-to-know. But be clear, KUOW and NPR will continue to cover White House briefings and share relevant information from federal government and public health sources in the format most useful to our listeners. <<​

Inasmuch as broadcast licensing requires responsible operation as a public trust, this is a shining example of exercising it. As readers know the last named piece of misinformation has already led to an unnecessary death and hospitalization of a couple who followed that advice. so denying destructive disinformation the chance to damage the public is exactly the right call.

See also this related thread where TV networks did the same thing -- Dana7360
^^^
Fake news.

Prove it fake.
They incorrectly claimed that there was false information presented at the briefings. Therefore it's fake news, you fucking stupid TDS afflicted moron.

So fuck off, you low IQ scumbag.

Guess the art of reading STILL hasn't penetrated throughout the land yet.

The NEWS here is that the station ceased broadcasting live briefings. THAT iS A FACT. They DID. You can't refute it. It's right there in the station's own notice and on (not on) its airwaves.

LEARN HOW TO READ.
You linked to a fake news article, you fucking TDS afflicted moron. Why did you link to a fake news article, you low IQ moonbat?

Because it is *NOT* a "fake news article", Toiletbreath. It is a notice FROM the station, that they will discontinue live broadcasts of the White House Hoax Breifings. AND THEY DID JUST THAT.

What part of that are you pretending not to GET??
Yes they did do that. However they did it under false pretenses, therefore the notice you linked to is fake news, you fucking moron.

You sure are one stupid motherfucker.

It DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER what the 'pretenses' were --- the actual *NEWS* is that they discontinued the live broadcasts. WHICH THEY FUCKING DID.
Wrong. Putting one tiny tidbit of fact in a report that contains falsehoods does not mean it's not fake news, you gullible idiot.

You TDS afflicted morons are pathetic low IQ individuals.

It's impossible to believe anyone could actually be this degree of Stupid. Therefore I have to conclude it's an act of some sort. What the purpose of that act would be eludes me but not interested in pissing away my time on it.
You are that stupid. And no, this is definitely not an act. I am openly ridiculing you. You are a dumb motherfucker who disseminates fake news on a regular basis.

Because you're a stupidassdumbfuckingidiot.

SADFI's like you are pathetic.

You are almost as stupid as IM2 and jillian combined.Your level of idiocy is epic in scale, you fucking dumbass.

Could you explain why you chose to link to a fake news article in the forum? Or are you too fucking stupid to comprehend that you posted fake news?

OK I just don't play this obtuse shit. Go troll somewhere else, dipwad.
 
A public radio station is not concerned with "ratings". "Ratings" have one purpose and one purpose only, which is to set advertising rates. That's it, full stop. Whelp --- KUOW has no advertising, ergo no need for a ratings book. It has no relationship with their finances.
Notice the snickering hound...what you described above is my sarcasm of them ending up on welfare i.e. "public funding" or to spell it out, "already on the dole" [welfare] making it satirical...[they may very well be dropping trumps pressers for the reason they stated, but as an entity that depends on pubic funds trump is the enemy and it is far more likely they are going back to regular programming for practical reasons and just taking a parting shot by claiming it is for lying.]

Summa y'all, it's like talking to aliens from another galaxy.
They/we would have to feel the same way [both figuratively and/or literally] for that to be true

:wtf: :dunno:
 
KUOW 94.9FM in Seattle, one of the first epicenters of the US Coronavirus outbreak, has discontinued live broadcasts of White House Coronavirus briefings due to the massive pattern of disinformation therein.

Station statement March 25 (in part):

>> After airing the White House briefings live for two weeks, a pattern of false information and exaggeration increasingly had many at KUOW questioning whether these briefings were in the best service of our mission—to create and serve a more informed public. Of even greater concern was the potential impact of false information on the health and safety of our community.​
A sampling of exaggerations and false information that were not fact checked in real time:​
● “Nobody knew there’d be a pandemic or an epidemic of this proportion,” President Trump said at a live White House briefing on March 19 despite warnings from the U.S. Intelligence community earlier this year.​
● “You’re seeing very few empty shelves,” our listeners heard live from President Trump on March 20. Local reporting shows many stores are out of basic supplies, including hand soap.​
● We’re going to be able to make the drug chloroquine “available almost immediately” said President Trump on March 19. The president claimed, incorrectly, that the FDA had fast-tracked approval of its use to treat COVID-19. There isn't current medical evidence of the efficacy of that drug in treating COVID-19.​
Knowing this a very fluid situation, we will revisit this decision daily. <<​
KUOW will continue to treat all opportunities for live preemption on a case-by-case basis weighing for importance, news value and immediacy of need-to-know. But be clear, KUOW and NPR will continue to cover White House briefings and share relevant information from federal government and public health sources in the format most useful to our listeners. <<​

Inasmuch as broadcast licensing requires responsible operation as a public trust, this is a shining example of exercising it. As readers know the last named piece of misinformation has already led to an unnecessary death and hospitalization of a couple who followed that advice. so denying destructive disinformation the chance to damage the public is exactly the right call.

See also this related thread where TV networks did the same thing -- Dana7360
^^^
Fake news.

Prove it fake.
They incorrectly claimed that there was false information presented at the briefings. Therefore it's fake news, you fucking stupid TDS afflicted moron.

So fuck off, you low IQ scumbag.

Guess the art of reading STILL hasn't penetrated throughout the land yet.

The NEWS here is that the station ceased broadcasting live briefings. THAT iS A FACT. They DID. You can't refute it. It's right there in the station's own notice and on (not on) its airwaves.

LEARN HOW TO READ.
You linked to a fake news article, you fucking TDS afflicted moron. Why did you link to a fake news article, you low IQ moonbat?

Because it is *NOT* a "fake news article", Toiletbreath. It is a notice FROM the station, that they will discontinue live broadcasts of the White House Hoax Breifings. AND THEY DID JUST THAT.

What part of that are you pretending not to GET??
Yes they did do that. However they did it under false pretenses, therefore the notice you linked to is fake news, you fucking moron.

You sure are one stupid motherfucker.

It DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER what the 'pretenses' were --- the actual *NEWS* is that they discontinued the live broadcasts. WHICH THEY FUCKING DID.
Wrong. Putting one tiny tidbit of fact in a report that contains falsehoods does not mean it's not fake news, you gullible idiot.

You TDS afflicted morons are pathetic low IQ individuals.

It's impossible to believe anyone could actually be this degree of Stupid. Therefore I have to conclude it's an act of some sort. What the purpose of that act would be eludes me but not interested in pissing away my time on it.
You are that stupid. And no, this is definitely not an act. I am openly ridiculing you. You are a dumb motherfucker who disseminates fake news on a regular basis.

Because you're a stupidassdumbfuckingidiot.

SADFI's like you are pathetic.

You are almost as stupid as IM2 and jillian combined.Your level of idiocy is epic in scale, you fucking dumbass.

Could you explain why you chose to link to a fake news article in the forum? Or are you too fucking stupid to comprehend that you posted fake news?

OK I just don't play this obtuse shit. Go troll somewhere else, dipwad.
You are dodging the question again. Could you explain to your fellow USMB forumers why you chose to post a link to fake news?

If you ceased to post fake news, you would not be subject to these kind of inquiries. So WTF?

You've already been called out. So why do you continue to choose to be a TDS afflicted moron who posts fake news? Would you like to be ridiculed for your idiotic foolishness some more, you fucking retarded dumbass?
 
KUOW 94.9FM in Seattle, one of the first epicenters of the US Coronavirus outbreak, has discontinued live broadcasts of White House Coronavirus briefings due to the massive pattern of disinformation therein.

Station statement March 25 (in part):

>> After airing the White House briefings live for two weeks, a pattern of false information and exaggeration increasingly had many at KUOW questioning whether these briefings were in the best service of our mission—to create and serve a more informed public. Of even greater concern was the potential impact of false information on the health and safety of our community.​
A sampling of exaggerations and false information that were not fact checked in real time:​
● “Nobody knew there’d be a pandemic or an epidemic of this proportion,” President Trump said at a live White House briefing on March 19 despite warnings from the U.S. Intelligence community earlier this year.​
● “You’re seeing very few empty shelves,” our listeners heard live from President Trump on March 20. Local reporting shows many stores are out of basic supplies, including hand soap.​
● We’re going to be able to make the drug chloroquine “available almost immediately” said President Trump on March 19. The president claimed, incorrectly, that the FDA had fast-tracked approval of its use to treat COVID-19. There isn't current medical evidence of the efficacy of that drug in treating COVID-19.​
Knowing this a very fluid situation, we will revisit this decision daily. <<​
KUOW will continue to treat all opportunities for live preemption on a case-by-case basis weighing for importance, news value and immediacy of need-to-know. But be clear, KUOW and NPR will continue to cover White House briefings and share relevant information from federal government and public health sources in the format most useful to our listeners. <<​

Inasmuch as broadcast licensing requires responsible operation as a public trust, this is a shining example of exercising it. As readers know the last named piece of misinformation has already led to an unnecessary death and hospitalization of a couple who followed that advice. so denying destructive disinformation the chance to damage the public is exactly the right call.

See also this related thread where TV networks did the same thing -- Dana7360
^^^
Fake news.

Prove it fake.
They incorrectly claimed that there was false information presented at the briefings. Therefore it's fake news, you fucking stupid TDS afflicted moron.

So fuck off, you low IQ scumbag.

Guess the art of reading STILL hasn't penetrated throughout the land yet.

The NEWS here is that the station ceased broadcasting live briefings. THAT iS A FACT. They DID. You can't refute it. It's right there in the station's own notice and on (not on) its airwaves.

LEARN HOW TO READ.
You linked to a fake news article, you fucking TDS afflicted moron. Why did you link to a fake news article, you low IQ moonbat?

Because it is *NOT* a "fake news article", Toiletbreath. It is a notice FROM the station, that they will discontinue live broadcasts of the White House Hoax Breifings. AND THEY DID JUST THAT.

What part of that are you pretending not to GET??
Yes they did do that. However they did it under false pretenses, therefore the notice you linked to is fake news, you fucking moron.

You sure are one stupid motherfucker.

It DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER what the 'pretenses' were --- the actual *NEWS* is that they discontinued the live broadcasts. WHICH THEY FUCKING DID.
Wrong. Putting one tiny tidbit of fact in a report that contains falsehoods does not mean it's not fake news, you gullible idiot.

You TDS afflicted morons are pathetic low IQ individuals.

It's impossible to believe anyone could actually be this degree of Stupid. Therefore I have to conclude it's an act of some sort. What the purpose of that act would be eludes me but not interested in pissing away my time on it.
You are that stupid. And no, this is definitely not an act. I am openly ridiculing you. You are a dumb motherfucker who disseminates fake news on a regular basis.

Because you're a stupidassdumbfuckingidiot.

SADFI's like you are pathetic.

You are almost as stupid as IM2 and jillian combined.Your level of idiocy is epic in scale, you fucking dumbass.

Could you explain why you chose to link to a fake news article in the forum? Or are you too fucking stupid to comprehend that you posted fake news?

OK I just don't play this obtuse shit. Go troll somewhere else, dipwad.
You are dodging the question again. Could you explain to your fellow USMB forumers why you chose to post a link to fake news?

If you ceased to post fake news, you would not be subject to these kind of inquiries. So WTF?

You've already been called out. So why do you continue to choose to be a TDS afflicted moron who posts fake news? Would you like to be ridiculed for your idiotic foolishness some more, you fucking retarded dumbass?

I told you from the beginning, PROVE IT'S FAKE.

And you couldn't do it then and you can't do it now, and just to save time let's accept that you won't be able to do it tomorrow either. All time that would be better spent LEARNING HOW THE FUCK TO READ.

FUCK outta here. :fu:
 
An NPR station in Seattle said that it no longer will carry live coverage of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus briefings because of concerns that they feature unchecked misleading or false information.

KUOW is monitoring White House briefings for the latest news on the coronavirus — and we will continue to share all news relevant to Washington State with our listeners,” the station tweeted. “However, we will not be airing the briefings live due to a pattern of false or misleading information provided that cannot be fact checked in real time.”

Most recently, Trump has called for lifting of social distancing guidelines in the near future, perhaps by Easter, even though public health professionals are still grappling with the spread of the virus. He also has made false claims about the availability of tests, the timeline for finding a vaccine and the potential benefits of a treatment that includes the ingredient chloroquine. While there is some promising study of its potential use, it has not it has not been approved for treatment. NBC News reported on one Arizona man who died after ingesting chloroquine phosphate, and his wife said that they learned about its use after watching a briefing. The chloroquine they used was part of a product use to clean fish tanks, not for medical purposes.
Once again, whatever Trump says, the idiots on this board parrot, word for word.

Common sense, on the other hand, dictates if the spread of Covid19 increases with exposure to other people, avoid other people.

Seems simple enough, even for trumpers.

Maybe not. trumpers are not too bright.
NPR is a Communist network and should be precluded from getting any of our tax dollars for reporting the 'news.' Fuck them. Don't contribute to them and their fake funding drives either. It's all a sham. Unless you like a particular music program which is what they should broadcast 24/7, They are shamefully deficient in reporting 'news.'
 
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Seattle NPR Station Says It Will No Longer Carry Donald Trump’s Coronavirus Briefings Live Because Of Misinformation

:abgg2q.jpg:are they not worried about their ratings?:abgg2q.jpg:...a financial hit like this could land them on welfare

A public radio station is not concerned with "ratings". "Ratings" have one purpose and one purpose only, which is to set advertising rates. That's it, full stop. Whelp --- KUOW has no advertising, ergo no need for a ratings book. It has no relationship with their finances.

Summa y'all, it's like talking to aliens from another galaxy.
Then why do they have funding drives where they tout their programming? Also they DO advertise their own programs constantly. The ONLY reason they are on the air is because of government funding.

That being said, I do like some of their musical programming and IMO they should stick to that. Reporting the liberal 'news' is making them lose money.
 
A public radio station is not concerned with "ratings". "Ratings" have one purpose and one purpose only, which is to set advertising rates. That's it, full stop. Whelp --- KUOW has no advertising, ergo no need for a ratings book. It has no relationship with their finances.
Notice the snickering hound...what you described above is my sarcasm of them ending up on welfare i.e. "public funding" or to spell it out, "already on the dole" [welfare] making it satirical...[they may very well be dropping trumps pressers for the reason they stated, but as an entity that depends on pubic funds trump is the enemy and it is far more likely they are going back to regular programming for practical reasons and just taking a parting shot by claiming it is for lying.]

Summa y'all, it's like talking to aliens from another galaxy.
They/we would have to feel the same way [both figuratively and/or literally] for that to be true

:wtf: :dunno:
I was being facetious
 
just another great breakdown of how the media is lying to us about trump and the reality of events ,,,


Without having to sit through 20 minutes of some highly partisan guy in a beanie communicating to us from his mom's basement, I'd be interested to hear about the lies Trump is cutting through.

Could you provide a few examples, kind of an outline?
 
just another great breakdown of how the media is lying to us about trump and the reality of events ,,,


Without having to sit through 20 minutes of some highly partisan guy in a beanie communicating to us from his mom's basement, I'd be interested to hear about the lies Trump is cutting through.

Could you provide a few examples, kind of an outline?

Maybe a video?
 
just another great breakdown of how the media is lying to us about trump and the reality of events ,,,


Without having to sit through 20 minutes of some highly partisan guy in a beanie communicating to us from his mom's basement, I'd be interested to hear about the lies Trump is cutting through.

Could you provide a few examples, kind of an outline?

it would be better to watch him doing it since he uses their articles and words on screen in front of your eyes,,
all youre going to get from me is words on a page,,,
 
just another great breakdown of how the media is lying to us about trump and the reality of events ,,,


Without having to sit through 20 minutes of some highly partisan guy in a beanie communicating to us from his mom's basement, I'd be interested to hear about the lies Trump is cutting through.

Could you provide a few examples, kind of an outline?

and he is in his basement that he paid for,,,his mom lives in chicago,,,
 
Then the left will lose viewers to the one station still carrying the briefings.

True to their communist Foundations the left wants to control the flow of information.
 
just another great breakdown of how the media is lying to us about trump and the reality of events ,,,



And once again, Fat Wesley Crusher bloviates from his mom's basement.

Here, this is why people are up in arms about Trump's riffing. It's downright dangerous.
Five of Donald Trump's most misleading coronavirus claims

that just shows your ignorance,,,its his basement and his mom lives 500 miles away,,,
your ignorance is self inflicted and sad,,,
 

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