'We are in agony' - Savannah Guthrie does first interview since mum's disappearance

Thank you for saying that. One of my favorite stories to tell about Dave was the time he won $1000 on a scratch ticket. My aunt used to give them out as Christmas presents and one year he won big. My dad then asked him what he was going to do with the money and, without skipping a beat, he said he was giving me half to help pay for my college tuition. He was so proud to have a nerdy brother who did well in school. My last conversation with him was the day I defended my PhD dissertation. He said it was so cool to finally have a doctor in the family and then we had a friendly argument about football. He was a sweet guy and I miss him terribly.

Obviously??? But not by trump lol…. What did you think you were doing with this comment 🤣🤣

I have because I pay attention to local news. Most missing persons stories are local stories. You are just pointing out the only news media you consume is national.

Locally, yes. Nationally, I don’t engage with the news with any expectation that every missing person is going to get a spotlight on CNN or the like. It makes complete sense that a prominent media figure like Guthrie would be able to use the platforms she has close ties with. I can tell you I’d certainly do the same if a family member of mine went missing. Like I get what you’re saying, but what are they to do about it? It is what it is, more people in the world know Guthrie than know the random person in Vermont or Florida or Ohio going through this same awful scenario, but I just don’t think anyone in her position would reasonably stop and say to themselves, “am I abusing my privilege by trying to help find my abducted mother?” I think it is pretty cynical to imply their donation is self-serving and their increased spotlight on the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children isn’t a very good and kind and generous thing to do while they’re going through this experience. They’ve openly acknowledged they understand this type of situation is impacting many people across the country, but that doesn’t change the fact that this woman is still missing and they reasonably have a personal investment in finding her. Any public act of charity is good whether the person who made it is benefitting or not, because how else do people even know these things exist? Awareness is a currency in this context, and Guthrie can raise a lot of it. Look at what John Walsh did with his platform when his son was abducted and killed, he devoted his life to being an advocate for families who have suffered similar situations

I am not disagreeing with you. I merely stated that your reply was a fact and not an opinion. It is a fact that they are getting an unfair amount of coverage (as would any person of notability over a nobody from small town city, state). I also was pointing out that they, too, see the unfairness in their coverage vs others with the blurb right from the article attached to the post. Would it have been more beneficial of them not to say we donated, or not donate at all? If they didn't say they donated peple would be raking them over the coals for not doing anything for the people not getting coverage or help. It's truly lose-lose for them.

ummm absolutely yes i have. if you haven’t, you aren’t paying attention and thats on you.

Hootsuite is just a tool that allows you to post and organize them into campaigns, schedule posts, etc. there are several tools like it. Im not sure they offer professional services, but I could be wrong. Edit: [im at least partially, if not wholly wrong](https://www.inc.com/annabel-burba/hootsuite-is-in-hot-water-with-customers-for-its-ice-contract-its-response-hasnt-helped/91293506)

We have seen celebrities have whole PR teams sent to protect the image of an individual. Especially on reddit.

Thanks for the info. Never heard of this company and I feel like I’m about to dive into a crazy rabbit hole.