Crash Course: The "copaganda" epidemic: How media glorifies police and vilifies protesters

How the pro-police focus of mainstream crime reporting misdirects policy discussions and blocks real solutions [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvM3M0dTZ1OXIweC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmtXA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvN2F0bDVqaW91Yy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmsmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). The "copaganda" epidemic: How media glorifies police and vilifies protesters Last year, Project Censored identified news coverage of protests by Black Lives Matter as an egregious example of "News Abuse," the Project's term for distorted, misleading coverage of genuinely important news topics. Legacy and corporate media portrayed BLM demonstrators across the United States as violent and chaotic, despite subsequent evidence that, in 97 percent of cases, protests were [peaceful and nonviolent](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveTd5dWpneHFiby8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmtXA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). At the time, alternative and independent media carried very different stories, some with headlines accurately describing "police riots." Nevertheless, in 2022, corporate media continued its pro-police bias when reporting on crime, law enforcement and ongoing struggles to reform the justice system. [Read the rest from Robin Andersen.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveHZoczd5dzFlOS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmsmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Getty Images/DenisTangneyJr) Is CNN's "Giuliani: What Happened to America’s Mayor?" a matter worth pondering right now? For a moment, contemplate the efficiency of sudden disasters, how a few moments can wipe entire legacies out of existence, leaving a colossal mess that obscures a void waiting to be filled. That metaphor explains the extended political life of [Rudolph Giuliani](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaGJ0d3hqcmZnZS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmsmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), along with why one might think there was a need to answer the question posed in the title of "Giuliani: [What Happened to America's Mayor](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZDZmY2w1MTJlYi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmsmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)?" New Yorkers with long memories could answer that question without subjecting themselves to the four-part documentary series. They'd reply with a curt, "Nothing. He was always this way." 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Kelly"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvc2ppNW55aDQxMS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmsmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) bringing down a predator - What's out for 2023? [The in/out list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaTRqamV0ZXRhYy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmsmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - [Melania Trump](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZWoxc2ZoNDU0MC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmsmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) "changed her tune" in waning days of Trump's presidency - When your friend is dying, it's OK to steal her [scarves](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdXVyajZyZTUzOC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmsmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - Ageism, affairs and Mexico Week: Getting personal with [Prue Leith](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYndvaXc1ejB3bi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmsmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) of "Bake Off" If you found yourself here without subscribing, sign up for [Crash Course](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbnZpZmx3dm1jZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmsmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), so you don't miss anything! Michael Moore was right about the midterms — now he offers hope for progressives in red zones Documentary filmmaker and activist Michael Moore wants liberals and progressives in red areas of the country to take heart — and begin planning for 2024. In his new 12-part podcast series, "[Blue Dots in a Red Sea (How to Win When You're Blue in a Red State)](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMnBkNWpjYjZpNC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmtXA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)," which he began on Christmas Day as a set of citizen goals for the New Year, he provides advice and encouragement to those of us who live in Republican-controlled states. In each brief episode, he exhorts us to get active in our continuing defense of democracy and offers his own hard-won suggestions on how to succeed. Moore was nearly spot-on in his prediction about the 2022 midterm elections (countering nearly every poll, he also predicted Donald Trump's victory in 2016). Leading up to Election Day, he embarked on an ambitious series of posts on his Substack site, citing 44 "truths" to refute the mainstream media narrative of a "red wave." Republicans and the media were focused on pundits and polls saying that history, inflation, gas prices and Biden's approval rating would sink the Democrats. [Read the rest from Kirk Swearingen.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNmE2eXQzcGgwei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmsmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images) - "Single-use plastic cutlery and plates to be banned in England," [The Guardian](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvajd4eWpna2I3bi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmtXA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Former Porn Star Ron Jeremy to Be Declared Incompetent to Stand Trial for Rape Due to Severe Dementia," [People](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvb290NGo3M2VwaC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmtXA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Fungi that cause serious lung infections are now found throughout the U.S," [Science News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNzd2ZG05bWZzNS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmtXA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Eight is Enough" star Adam Rich dead at 54," [TMZ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbmEwOXJ1NXV4ZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmtXA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Americans aren’t lining up to get the bivalent COVID booster. Here’s how to motivate them As far as pandemic public health measures go, the 2022-2023 holiday season hasn't been much of an improvement on 2021. Cases are [surging](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvejlxNHcxNWN6bC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmtXA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) across most of the US, and the [triple threat](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaTNkNTlsMjZ0cC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmsmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) of [COVID-19](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcnBrMXY0OXc2Yy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmsmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), RSV, and the flu threatens to overwhelm parts of the health care system. In response, the [CDC](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdGE3ZmtiOWhxYS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmtXA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and [President Biden](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveHFxczF1OWVwYy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmtXA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) are urging Americans to get the new [bivalent booster](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYmx6d2QycmRpNS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmsmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) shot, which provides [better protection](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZ3podWgwdWw1ei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmtXA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) than the original against newer strains of COVID-19 like the [BA.5 omicron](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvazN1NGoxZDA1Yy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmsmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) subvariant. But all this advice seems to be falling on deaf ears. As of January 6th, only about [18%](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMWV2eGpwcnZ3bC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmtXA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) of American adults had received the bivalent booster — a dismal rate compared to the [79%](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcW4xOWozczR0aC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmtXA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) who are fully vaccinated and eligible. With cases rising just when most people traveled to see their loved ones, why is uptake of the booster so low and how can we improve it? [Read the rest from Dr. Jenna Clark.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvb3JnazNjdnF0Zy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNybG5vdDlyYmsmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7XOAbxjwyw8j1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images) [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmO1zgG8Y8MsPI9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2023 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE 19801 [Made with Letterhead [Letterhead logo]](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlnobNP0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbmVwbm83czh5c1cDc3BjQgpjtc4BvGPDLDyPUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)