Media "Discovers" Jena Six 30 Seconds After Sharpton, Jackson
ABC News gave some attention to the Jena Six in a brief blog post, but the first full fledged article on their website comes, courtesy of the AP, only with the news of Sharpton's visit to Jena. Forbes, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Chicago Tribune, and the LA Times found space and time for coverage of the Jena Six only after Sharpton's announcement that he was visiting Jena. America's most prestigious newspaper, the New York Times, opened its hallowed pages to the story only to note that Sharpton was becoming involved. This only days after the Times owned International Herald Tribune gave American citizens in France the lowdown on the Jena Six.
Of the mainstream news organizations that decided this story was newsworthy prior to Sharpton's visit, (all weeks after the BBC) Fox News has posted exactly four articles from the Associated Press on the subject, all of which omit major details in the case, and one of which is about Sharpton. CNN covered the story, poorly, in a brief segment that ends all but calling for Mychal Bell to be sent to prison for decades for a schoolyard fight in which he may not even have participated. It omits that Justin Barker left the hospital the night of the beating and attended a school function that evening. Likewise, an NBC news segment omits vital details. And while the Associated Press did not give coverage to the NAACP's call for justice for the Jena Six, they did cover their press release on Michael Vick.
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I've figured out an analogy
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Actually, I figure the
Actually, I figure the Reverends notify the media themselves. That's part of drawing attention to things. And yes, I'm also sure they figure the odds of the media showing sometimes. Everyone does. Sen. Clinton does.
I dont know if 2 fits here
I dont know if 2 fits here because there was barely a sniff about this case. I'm thinking there is more attention that has been given to the mother in West Palm Beach who was gang raped in Dunbar Village than what is going on in Jena, LA.
But I guess someone could say because the guilty are black they dont want to touch it.
I'm of the belief they will never be able to do anything right, particularly in the eyes of some black folks. I wonder what would happen if they just packed up, went away and were never heard from again.
The reverends rarely deal
The reverends rarely deal with intra-racial conflict the likes of which you describe unless it is on the cultural front (both reverends have long called for rap artists to curtail their lyrics). And for me it isn't so much about "not doing anything right."