Wednesday, August 07, 2019

Deciding what is newsworthy

The media has been filled with tales about events at El Paso and Dayton this weekend. Yet, this weekend in Chicago left 55 people as victims of shootings. But, I've seen almost nothing about it.

Was that because only seven died? Or, was it because most shootings were gang-related? Thus, in the words of the police superintendent, “Some of our victims have quite honestly been less than forthcoming in cooperating with us.” Or, was it because racism was seemingly not a factor in the shootings?

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