MEDIA GRIND: Police-community relations, already strained by - TopicsExpress



          

MEDIA GRIND: Police-community relations, already strained by nationwide protests over the deaths in recent months of unarmed black people at the hands of white officers, grew even more fragile Sunday in the wake of the assassination-style slayings of two New York City patrolmen. Journalisms languaging of violence by police toward people of color is growing increasingly problematic. The above is from the Washington Post - police community relations are not strained due to nationwide protests - they are strained due to the absolute failure of police being held accountable for the killing of unarmed black people, and their consistent defence that their use of lethal force against unarmed black men, boys,women, girls is justifiable. #DoBetter. #Journalism101 #ReportWhatIsActuallyHappening washingtonpost/national/in-new-york-rising-tensions-and-calls-for-unity-after-two-police-officers-are-killed/2014/12/21/6d63e252-8926-11e4-9e8d-0c687bc18da4_story.html?wpisrc=nl-headlines&wpmm=1
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 12:47:41 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015