Episode 170: Where are the Experts?

For a second week, all the Sunday political shows focused their time on the national uprisings and racial injustice protests. Last week when the story was fresher and developing, we gave the shows more leniency in how they covered the topic. We asked if the shows were explaining why people were angry and if they were explaining the fervor that was spilling into the streets in cities across America.

A week later, the protests have not waned. But disappointingly, we find the shows are still failing to explain this moment. They are failing to include important voices on this topic. They are using incendiary and/or unnecessary language. There remains a deference to military and police that we are not seeing towards the average Black American. This is an important moment in history. The shows need to realize that they are failing to get this story right.

Chapters

Introduction

Meet the Press

State of the Union

This Week

Face the Nation

Fox News Sunday

Rankings

Closing

Shows discussed 

Face the Nation on CBS

State of the Union on CNN

Fox News Sunday on FOX

This Week on ABC

Meet the Press on NBC

Articles Discussed on the Show

The End of Policing by Alex Vitale

Kim Latrice Jones interview (David Jones Media)

Justice in America podcast hosted by Josie Duffy Rice and Clint Smith III (The Appeal)

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