https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/us/austin-bombings-suspect.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
Use the above article in classes as an example of racialized media bias and white privilege. Contrast with the Mike Brown “no angel” article.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/25/us/michael-brown-spent-last-weeks-grappling-with-lifes-mysteries.html?ref=us
Students can look up coverage of other events and compare the language used in each. Students can code the stories for different types of coverage.
Nikolas Cruz killed 17, wounded 17, & then police calmly arrested him.
Mark Anthony Conditt killed 2, injured 5, & then blew himself up before he could be arrested.
Stephon Clark held a cellphone in his backyard, police thought he was holding a gun, & then shot him 20 times.
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