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Vox - One quote that shows how the media covers mass shootings differently based on race

Originally Posted by Vox

We don't yet know the motivation for Tuesday night's murder of three young Muslim students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Mainstream media coverage has taken a measured approach to reporting on the murders and avoided jumping to conclusions about what may have prompted the killings.

That's a good thing. We don't have much information about this crime yet, and speculating too much in the meantime won't be helpful. But to many members of the Muslim community in the US, the stark difference between this approach and the way the media has covered other crimes — particularly when committed by black or Muslim suspects — speaks to larger, frustrating issues, as perfectly summarized by this tweet:

https://twitter.com/SonyKapoor/statu...48695689900035

Originally Posted by @SonyKapoor

I think this someone on my timeline who wrote this about the #ChapelHillShooting has half a point, what do you think?

Originally Posted by Vox

Or, even more bluntly, in this one:

https://twitter.com/JRehling/status/565586402151501825

Originally Posted by @JRehling

Here's your guide to understanding the news.
#ChapelHillShooting

I can't really just copy and paste the entire article, but the whole thing is worth a read (and is not very long).