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Scrivener7

(60,010 posts)
9. Those who broadcast on youtube ARE competing with every other youtube creator to get viewer attention.
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 11:22 AM
Apr 28

They are not thinking about DU when they do it. They are thinking about the wider world, the very audience we at DU have despaired of reaching for 40 years, saying rightly that the right owns the media and therefore we can't get our message through.

For 40 years we have complained about this without coming up with a solution. Well, this is the solution.

Not everyone follows news like you do. And not every video with a sensationalist headline is worthless. For example, the formation of an alliance between Ukraine and European and Arabian countries to develop new weapons systems, an alliance to which the US will not be a party, seems pretty significant to me. It WILL be news to many.

And I can't help but notice that all those who are dismissing this video have not watched this video. Which is ridiculous.

If you don't want to watch the video, by all means don't. Rhiannon has given a perfectly good summary with which you can make that decision. But I have no problem with us supporting those outlets who are doing the work we have been wanting to do for 40 years. And if Rhiannon is bringing us a video, even one with a sensationalist headline, I know there's something worthwhile in it.

I hope she continues to do so.

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What was the "sensational news" Bluetus Apr 28 #1
Agreed - enough already. It only takes a minute to add a bit of specific content that would lead us to watch the clip. TheRickles Apr 28 #2
Apparently, you missed the specific content that Rhiannon added. Scrivener7 Apr 28 #3
OK. I'm dense. Tell me what the "sensational news" is. Bluetus Apr 28 #4
Good luck competing in the media while insisting on Marquess of Queensbury rules. Scrivener7 Apr 28 #5
I appreciate her summary, but it doesn't contain anything "new" or "sensational". TheRickles Apr 28 #7
My sentiments exactly. Bluetus Apr 28 #8
LOL! You're calling Zelensky a "self-appointed influencer." Which you would know if you watched Scrivener7 Apr 28 #10
I'm 99.9% sure that Bluetus wasn't calling Zelensky the "self-appointed influencer'. TheRickles Apr 28 #11
And again, the video consists entirely of Zelensky making an important announcement. There is no youtuber or influencer Scrivener7 Apr 28 #12
Who do you think wrote the headline "Zelenskyy announced SENSATIONAL NEWS!"? TheRickles Apr 28 #13
But what are you expecting to be done about the fact that this summary wasn't helpful to you? Because it seems Scrivener7 Apr 28 #14
Excellent summary: "a new weapons alliance that we're not part of". Thanks. TheRickles Apr 28 #15
Those who broadcast on youtube ARE competing with every other youtube creator to get viewer attention. Scrivener7 Apr 28 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Apr 28 #6
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