In Raleigh, North Carolina, I was part of the annual Right to Life March (as part of the Knights of Columbus) every year. Held in downtown Raleigh, we marched around the capital building. The newspaper is headquartered across the street. There are 20,000 of us out there every year. 20,000. DUDE, 20,000!!!
20,000 is a bit of an exaggeration, eh? They do get a consistent turnout, I'm not even a resident and I know that :lol:
If Raleigh had nearly 10 percent of its population marching from Nash Square to the capitol building, the required police presence and traffic snags alone for that volume of people would get plenty of ink in the News and Observer.
The organizers themselves say it was about 1500 in 2003
http://www.worldnewspaperpublishing.com/news/FullStory.asp?loc=TCW&ID=202
The organizers themselves say it was about 1500 in 2011
http://www.nrlc.org/news_and_views/Jan2011/nv011711part2.html
I do agree with, pro-life rallies alone do not get a lot of coverage (and there are plenty that get bigger than 1500) unless a politician speaks at them. Then its huge news.