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The March for Life proceedings begin around noon.[10] They typically consist of a rally at the National Mall near Fourth Street (in 2018, this will be near 12th St. NW).[11] It is followed by a march which travels down Constitution Avenue NW, turns right at First Street NE, and then ends on the steps of the Supreme Court of the United States, where another rally is held. Many protesters start the day by delivering roses and lobbying members of Congress.[12]

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The March for Life has received relatively little media attention over the years.[37] The typical coverage consists of a "story with a tiny little comment from one individual marcher", Gray has said. To counter the relative lack of media coverage, one of the March for Life's supporters, the Family Research Council, organized a "Blogs for Life" conference in Washington, D.C. The main goal of the conference was to "bring pro-life bloggers together to talk over strategies" for securing more effective media coverage and advancing pro-life issues. Such strategies include securing media coverage through legislative means or by tapping into new media outlets. [17]EWTN, a Catholic radio and television network, has covered the march extensively in past years. The 2017 Women's March in Washington, D.C. was used to illustrate the lack of media coverage for the March for Life. A study by the Media Research Center, the 2017 Women's March received 129 times more coverage on major television networks ABC, CBS, and NBC during their morning and evening newscasts. The 2017 Women's March received 75 minutes of coverage between the networks while the March for Life received just 35 seconds.[38] The 2019 Women's March similarly received 14 minutes 26 seconds of news coverage, while the March for Life the day before only received 54 seconds.[39] The New York Times countered this argument stating, "There is widespread resentment in the anti-abortion movement that the media has not devoted much coverage to the March for Life in the past, perhaps because it happens every year."[40]

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