Media Must Stop Ignoring Mass Protests

Major outlets underreported last weekend’s massive “No Kings” demonstrations — thousands of coordinated rallies across the country — while allowing official spin to minimize the movement’s size and importance. This pattern fits the long-documented “protest paradigm,” where establishment newsrooms treat grassroots dissent as a nuisance rather than a democratic exercise.

When the dominant press sidelines large-scale protests, it skews the public record and narrows what counts as legitimate politics. News organizations have a duty to cover people power fully: on-the-ground turnout, organizers’ goals, and the reasons people are showing up — not just officials’ dismissals.

Add your name to demand that national media stop the pattern of ignoring or delegitimizing mass protests. Report the facts, center participants’ voices, and give movements the scrutiny and context they deserve.