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WBUR
@wbur.org

Trump made big gains in New Bedford in the recent election, a storied working-class city which overwhelmingly supported Biden just four years ago. Fishermen say they feel the Democratic party has forgotten them.

wbur.orgWith Trump, New Bedford's fishermen hope for better timesTrump made big gains in New Bedford in the recent election, a storied working-class city which overwhelmingly supported Biden just four years ago. Fishermen say they feel the Democratic party has forg...

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Bryan Healey
@bryanhealey.com

this is entirely a media created problem. misinformation/disinformation is endemic and delivery is multifaceted. and those with any ability to influence correction aren't really that interested right now.

Gleb Bahmutov
@bahmutov.bsky.social

Dear @wbur.org this is on you. You are supposed to inform these residents of Massachusetts. Instead they get info from liars on Fox News/oan/twitter/truth social/etc and you mainly record nonsense like “The development of offshore wind is also deeply controversial here”

CLG
@porquepuedo.bsky.social

Agreed. Local news pretends disengagement is on us instead of accepting that their topics & style isn’t relatable. It’s usually too little or too much. If they’d focus on informing us & holding power accountable, that’d do it! I hate the “unbiased” lie. Not going deep is bias. Paint the picture!