Canceling the cops on TV

+ is it safe to stay in a hotel? US Edition - Today's top story: During Floyd protests, media industry reckons with long history of collaboration with law enforcement [View in browser]( US Edition | 11 June 2020 [The Conversation]( Academic rigor, journalistic flair In response to the protests over George Floyd's death, Paramount canceled its hit TV show "Cops" after a 23-year run. Until now, police dramas have rarely been controversial. But their fixture on prime-time lineups was no accident. University of Oregon's Carol Stabile tells the story of how, beginning in the 1930s, law enforcement agencies, looking to burnish their public image, collaborated with network producers to create popular TV and radio series. 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