I’ve noticed this too.
And I’ve noticed some news sites, will have comments open for some stories, but not for others.
One recent story I saw on a site regarding transgendered school bathrooms, for example, didn’t allow for comments. But other stories on that site were available for comments.
It’s as if they are afraid of the types of comments they will get from the public, so they decide to shut down debate.
Democrats,liberals and feminists only have one speed when debating about anything....Raving lunatics...Have you read their comments about CONSERVATIVE books on Amazon???.They never read the book,just ramble on how horrendous it is and it will turn everyone into a Nazi,if they read it....
Snowflake journalism.
I’ve seen them do that and then people go right ahead and comment about whatever they want on the ones open for comment.
They think they are being sly but they aren’t.
The Minneapolis, Minnesota paper Star & Tribune blocks comments all the time. They will edit comments too if they do not agree with want the paper wants to say is the truth when the commenters can clearly see thru the BS and say so. The paper then deletes the comments and leaves in the happy talk.
I first noticed it big time when Ted Kennedy died and there were several hundred people commenting on what trash he was. The next morning they were gone and replaced by positive comments about him.
http://www.startribune.com
Or they only allow thumbs up - never down and you have to use Facebook to comment to make sure it’s easy for suckerberg to note whether you need re-education.
The NYT is like that. Some stories that cry for comments don’t have a section. I was wondering if paying customers see the comments.