Peaceful protesters upset about police treatment of minorities since George Floyd's death seem to be getting lost. News networks are jumping from city to city to show fires and confrontations. Some worry about the time spent on violent demonstrations.
When darkness falls and prime-time television begins, earnest activism is replaced by tense scenes of conflict unique in their breadth. Scenes of urban unrest have been visible before in the nation’s history — the 1968 riots were more frightening and deadly — but not in so many cities at the same time, with so many cameras to observe.
MSNBC’s Garrett Haake walked through the streets reporting live and viewers could see what perhaps he couldn’t: police officers waving at him to get away. In Santa Monica, California, MSNBC’s Gadi Schwartz is in an outdoor mall, watching people stream out of a sporting goods store, carrying as much plundered merchandise as they could hold.Networks have done strong work covering demonstrations and speaking to peaceful protesters during the day, but what comes later is hard to compete with, said Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University.
“That gets lost in a newscast that goes from city to city, and scenes of looting or violence,” Rather said. “That’s part of the story. But the core of the story is why is this happening? What’s this all about?”
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