Shooting takes place last night. The story is now trending globally and my feed is flooded with people decrying its being ignored ...by who?
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@micsolana The only reason it's being covered by mainstream media now is because of the pressure from social media.
@jereichwrites ms media isn't a monolithic force that can be pressured into writing a thing. hundreds of mainstream voices are covering this
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@micsolana I mean, it's pretty much a given that mainstream media has gatekeepers and social media does not.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@micsolana Luckily, things are slowly changing, but it's the reason why stories like Mike Brown's death weren't covered before. -
@jereichwrites troll the right wing blogs. they have just as many stories of violence 'ignored' by msm. we're all operating w cognitive bias - Show replies
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@micsolana It's why the riots in Ferguson happened to begin with.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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