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Why Autumn’s murder wasn’t ‘news’
New York Post ^ | August 17, 2013 | Phil Mushnick

Posted on 08/19/2013 4:34:11 PM PDT by SMGFan

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To: SMGFan

Events like this are not crimes. They are examples of cultural differences which we, of course, must respect.


21 posted on 08/19/2013 6:01:10 PM PDT by arthurus (Read Hazlitt's Economics In One Lesson ONLINE http://steshaw.org/econohttp://www.fee.org/library/det)
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To: SMGFan
I watch lots of TV news, listen to lots of radio news, national and local. Not once did I see or hear anything about her murder, allegedly by two teen boys, for, good grief, her bicycle.

He doesn't even read the newspaper that he works for.

22 posted on 08/19/2013 6:08:20 PM PDT by wideminded
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All of the stories you cite were filed on 10/24.

Of course the media reports these stories - but theres no justification for the difference in the manner & intensity of their coverage for this one compared to others they feel buttress their obvious political agenda.

It sounds like a broken record around FR, but the writer is correct and its unusual to see it in a mainstream publication.

23 posted on 08/19/2013 6:08:20 PM PDT by skeeter
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It exists but doesn’t matter. It’s a case of justified black rage against Whitey.


24 posted on 08/19/2013 6:15:59 PM PDT by Jabba the Nutt (Obama is an historic President. He's America's first 'Dear Leader' President.)
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Earlier this month, first time mentioned here? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3052235/posts

No, the while story was discussed on FR right after it happened:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2949193/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2949462/posts

There appear to have been a bunch of other articles posted as well.

25 posted on 08/19/2013 6:18:11 PM PDT by wideminded
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All of the stories you cite were filed on 10/24

There were lots of other articles but I purposely selected ones from the time the murderers were identified to show that the idea that the story was not covered by major media is BS.

It appears to be true that is was covered more in the media markets surrounding New Jersey (i.e. NY and Philadelphia).

Undoubtedly it is also true that the media don't exactly play up the racial angle, but history shows that doing so might be irresponsible. The perpetrators were pictured in the news and their race might also be deduced from their names.

26 posted on 08/19/2013 6:30:40 PM PDT by wideminded
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The story was not "covered" the way Matthew Shepard's or Trayvon Martin's was "covered". Its silly to imply that it was.

That is the point.

27 posted on 08/19/2013 6:50:11 PM PDT by skeeter
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