On the latest episode of The Kicker, we dedicate the entire episode to the media’s response to Charlottesville. Meg talks to CJR Associate Editor Brendan Fitzgerald about how local news covered the events last weekend. Plus, his personal experience working as a reporter in the city. We also discuss the language journalists should be using in their coverage with CJR contributor Shaya Tayefe Mohajer. You can read all of our Charlottesville coverage on CJR.org. Then we wrap up the episode with a conversation about Vice News Tonight’s gripping documentary following white supremacists in Charlottesville.
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SHOW NOTES:
- The outrageous editorial by a Charlottesville daily that preceded violence, by Brendan Fitzgerald, CJR
- It is time to stop using the term ‘alt right,’ by Shaya Tayefe Mohajer, CJR
- With teamwork and hustle, Toledo Blade dominated after Charlottesville attack, by Anna Clark, CJR
- Photographer behind graphic Charlottesville image recounts near-death experience, by Justin Ray, CJR
- The media today: Vice News Tonight’s shocking view of the Charlottesville terror, by Pete Vernon, CJR
- “Charlottesville: Race and Terror,” Vice News Tonight on HBO
