"Not Very Compelling": How NPR's Public Editor Dismissed the Largest Protests of 2025

Media's protest problem goes beyond crowd sizes and into whose voices deserve amplification.

Earlier this month, hundreds of thousands of people (if not more) took to the streets across America as part of the “Hands Off!” protests. If you didn't hear much about it, you're not alone. Major news outlets, including NPR, decided that one of the largest nationwide protests since Trump took office in January wasn't worth significant coverage.