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Protests aren't what they look like on TV
- Published_at:2020-06-05
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Vox
- tags: black lives matter protests police riot violence Vox.com vox explain explainer George floyd george floyd protest george floyd death george floyd video floyd protest protest brooklyn protest protest news dc protest police protest nyc protest 2020 protest protest today riots 2020 riot police riot riot news police car police brutality riot police social media Dr. Jason Johnson Kainaz Amaria Minneapolis trayvon martin breonna taylor philando castile
- description: What protest news coverage does — and doesn't — show you. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery have ignited protests around the world. Those protests have dominated news coverage. But when it comes to communicating the protests’ scale, character, and purpose, a lot of that coverage falls short. Part of that is because of the media’s incentive to highlight the most dramatic imagery; it’s why so much protest coverage has been filled with violent and chaotic scenes of fire, looters, and tear gas. But it’s also because of the nature of protest imagery itself. In this video, journalism professor Jason Johnson and Vox editor Kainaz Amaria explain that, while the news can show you what a protest looks like, it’s a lot worse at telling you why it’s happening. Further reading: https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/5/29/21274891/george-floyd-cop-arrested-minneapolis-breonna-taylor Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H
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