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Felony Charges for 6 Reporters at Inauguration Protests

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Re: Felony Charges for 6 Reporters at Inauguration Protests

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This kind of reporting encourages people to form opinions before the facts are in. None of us know what really happened there, but it will probably get sorted out soon. By that time, it's too late because we've already jumped to a conclusion.

They were charged for lighting a limo on fire. Not exactly reporting.

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#12

This kind of reporting encourages people to form opinions before the facts are in. None of us know what really happened there, but it will probably get sorted out soon. By that time, it's too late because we've already jumped to a conclusion.

I raise it here because I think it's important for us to dig into the details. Any time 200+ people are indiscriminately arrested, I think we should look closely.

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#13
This is just the beginning. Our great leader has repeatedly egged on his supporters to attack the media. He constantly criticizes any media agency that dares report facts that are personally embarrassing to him. Or ones that make him look bad or anything that shows that he is not as popular as he claims, or...

Imagine that you are a police officer and find some media people among a crowd (who may or may not have set a car on fire) ... The president's words demonizing the media at every turn are still fresh in your mind. What would you do?

This will get much much worse....

Re: Felony Charges for 6 Reporters at Inauguration Protests

#14

This kind of reporting encourages people to form opinions before the facts are in. None of us know what really happened there, but it will probably get sorted out soon. By that time, it's too late because we've already jumped to a conclusion.

They were charged for lighting a limo on fire. Not exactly reporting.

Because people never get charged for stuff they didn't do.

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#15

This kind of reporting encourages people to form opinions before the facts are in. None of us know what really happened there, but it will probably get sorted out soon. By that time, it's too late because we've already jumped to a conclusion.

The administration's extreme anti-press behaviour for the past week (and the months prior to that) contribute far more to those opinions.

The "facts" are official sentences such as "we will hold the press accountable", "news media should keep its mouth shut", Spicer lying to the press on day 0 and treating the media as hate objects, etc...

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The NYT or the charged journalists never claimed that they were actually acting in a journalistic professional role during the riots.

"At least six journalists were charged with felony rioting after they were arrested while covering the violent protests that took place just blocks from President Trump’s inauguration parade in Washington on Friday, according to police reports and court documents."

Literally the first sentence of the article.

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This kind of reporting encourages people to form opinions before the facts are in. None of us know what really happened there, but it will probably get sorted out soon. By that time, it's too late because we've already jumped to a conclusion.

Agreed. I read the article waiting to see the other side of the story, or a least some hints as to what possible justification there could be for the charges. When the other side of the story isn't even mentioned, I'm not sure it qualifies as journalism (even for an opinion piece, that's pretty lousy).

It seems we've entered an era of mostly one-sided journalism - a.k.a. persuasive storytelling.

Re: Felony Charges for 6 Reporters at Inauguration Protests

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This is just the beginning. Our great leader has repeatedly egged on his supporters to attack the media. He constantly criticizes any media agency that dares report facts that are personally embarrassing to him. Or ones that make him look bad or anything that shows that he is not as popular as he claims, or... Imagine that you are a police officer and find some media people among a crowd (who may or may not have set…

Our dear leader Trump of North America can do no wrong.
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