A Boring Dystopia

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The associated press now has a front page news "category" for shootings (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

It's like, ignoring the consequences of our public policy doesn't make those consequences less real. By failing to make the public aware of such consequences, the media becomes an accomplice to policy failures.

For reference, see the story of Emmett Till....

https://fatwts.umbc.edu/the-power-of-a-photograph-the-lynching-of-emmett-till/