Alternate Media Reality (continuing saga)

Last night, with the support of President Biden, a potential nation-crippling railroad workers' strike was averted. Is this a win for Biden? Well, not in my opinion, as it never should have gotten this far. However, a strike would have been a disaster for him. Let's see how the media is covering this:

  • Washington Post: It is the top story "White House reaches tentative agreement to avert national rail strike"
  • Fox News: Not only is there no article, but the 20th story is "National strike threats loom as labor unions become more emboldened", which is outdated.
  • NYTimes: it is the 3rd story, "Railroad Companies and Unions Reach Tentative Deal to Avoid a Strike"
  • NY Post: it is the 80th story (appox), right below a huge Hunter Biden story, "Biden says 'tentative' deal reached to avoid national rail strike".
  • USA Today: Top story "Biden calls tentative labor deal a 'big win for America' as railroad strike is averted: live updates"
  • Breitbart.com: 4th Article "RAIL STRIKE AVERTED AS DEAL REACHED" also titled "Bidenflation at Heart of Railroad Strike Close Call"
  • Wall Street Journal: 5th Article, "U.S. Railroad Strike Averted as Tentative Deal Is Reached, Biden Says"
  • Newsmax: Top Article: "Biden: Tentative Railway Labor Deal Reached, Averting Strike".
  • Donald Trump (Truth Social), there is no mention of the railroad strike in any post.
So every time I do this, I add the research and than evaluate (I don't look for things that fit a specific narrative). Some interesting things here. Fox News isn't covering this at all. That is truly an atrocity as this is critical news for the entire country.  Breitbart covered it, but it was extremely biased. I was most surprised by Newsmax, who not only highlighted this news, but also wrote a very straightforward article outlining the facts and context.   

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