How did the media get CHOP so incredibly wrong?
On CNN, @dansimoncnn called it "more festival than protest." Daily Beast's @KELLYWEILL pretended businesses in CHOP "love" what was going on. She claimed to "debunk" stories of chaos within CHOP. /1
There has been a murder, attempted rape, rampant gun violence & lots of fights. Businesses just filed a class action lawsuit.
Some national reporters spent little time outside of their hotel rooms, pretending to cover CHOP. Some didn't visit at all. But they had takes! /2
Some saw @realDonaldTrump slam CHOP, so naturally, the reporters had to take the opposite position, serving as cheerleader for the movement, rather than objectively reporting.
Still others chose to report on what they *wanted* CHOP to be, instead of detail what it was. /3
Imagine what could have happened if these outlets were honest about CHOP.
If they called out the violence, maybe it could have prevented some of it?
If they critiqued the lack of leadership and organizing, some could have developed. /4
Instead, they sloppily reported half-truths and utter nonsense. What exactly did that serve beyond a reminder of how dishonest the national media can be? /5 end
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