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Capitol Riots Were a Dark Day for American Journalism
Cockburn, Patrick http://www.counterpunch.org/2021/02/23/capitol-riots-were-a-dark-day-for-american-journalism/
Publisher: Counter Punch
Date Written: 23/02/2021
Year Published: 2021
Resource Type: Article
An article critical of the news coverage surrounding the January 6, 2021 invasion of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob. Cockburn argues that exaggerating the violence of the event threatens the credibility of the media and could justify repression by the government.
Abstract: The invasion of the Capitol on 6 January now stands alongside 9/11 as an act of war against American democracy. Unsurprisingly, news coverage of the incursion has come to resemble war propaganda.
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