We Compare ABC Attention With Families Cited In Immigration-Crime Cases
Hour two opens with ABC’s first television interview with Alex Pretti’s family. We hear the family ask for accountability and an apology, then debate the conduct of protesters around federal officers, the duty to comply during tense encounters and the way ABC frames the story. We also compare that national attention with the coverage given to families cited in immigration-crime cases and ask how much media selection is driven by politics. The media argument widens into anti-ICE activism, legal tactics and the old fight over clipped Trump rhetoric. We compare the reaction to Trump’s…
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