Journalism no concern to CNN
CNN has major egg on it’s face today thanks to social media and those handy smartphones. You decide. Did CNN tell you the full story? UPDATE: CNN has now responded. Posted down below. LANGUAGE WARNING.
We shorthanded sister’s quote. Unintentionally gave the impression she was calling for peace everywhere. Correction: https://t.co/CUroBoxj60
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) August 16, 2016
At the link above, they include the full footage and have some hilariously vague text on the screen saying the woman was calling for peace and asking for the violence to go “elsewhere.”
On Sunday, Sylville Smith was fatally shot by an African American police officer after he reportedly refused to drop his gun. Some members of the African American and #BlackLivesMatter communities have resorted to violence and rioting in the streets of Milwaukee since the shooting occurred.
The victim’s sister…delivered a disturbing message to the media, encouraging the rioters to burn down the suburbs instead… (More: Redstate)
Will CNN correct their ‘story?’
Now, this particular scandal is being shared mostly by stereotypical conservative media, but surely, right or left, everyone deserves to hear the truth? Even the grieving, angry sister deserves to have her voice honestly represented, right?
How can we address perceived (or real) racial inequality unless the truth is told about what people are actually saying and doing?
This is why liberals, themselves, need to police this kind of journalistic malpractice…and all of us need to demand an apology or explanation from these ‘journalists.’
Digging a little deeper…
I decided to use the Internet Archive to see how CNN may have edited their story since their biased editing was exposed last night. Of course, there is no apology or redaction (as of yet). However, they did remove all references to any part of the “quote” or the sister. Here’s what they removed from their original post:
Smith’s sister Sherelle Smith condemned the violence, saying the community needs the businesses affected. “Don’t bring that violence here,” Neal, his other sister, said while sobbing.
Milwaukee’s mayor said the destruction from the weekend was “unlike anything I’ve seen.””I hope I never see it again,” Barrett said. “A young man lost his life … and, no matter what the circumstances, his family must be hurting.”
“People are afraid of each other,” resident Reginald Jackson said last year. “Black people are afraid of the white parts of town. White people are afraid of the black and Latino parts of town.” Statistics back up Jackson’s claim. Milwaukee is the most segregated major city between black and white residents, according to a city of Milwaukee health assessment. White residents from suburban Milwaukee often avoid the northern, mostly black part of the city, driving around it.