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Four Pinocchios for ‘Hands Up;’ Time to own up, editor says

April 3, 2015 by William H. Freivogel 2 Comments

A month after Officer Darren Wilson killed Michael Brown, CNN broadcast what looked like a blockbuster “exclusive.” It was a videotape of two white construction workers who said Brown had his hands up when killed.  One worker even gestures with his hands up. CNN’s analysts called it a “game changer” and its legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said the witnesses had described “a … [Read more...] about Four Pinocchios for ‘Hands Up;’ Time to own up, editor says

Post-Dispatch wins Scripps Howard award for Ferguson coverage

March 20, 2015 by Terry Ganey Leave a Comment

The Scripps Howard Foundation has awarded its first place national breaking news award for 2014 to the staff of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for coverage of the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson and the chaotic events that followed. "A news organization is never tested more thoroughly than when a major story breaks in its backyard," the contest judges said. "The … [Read more...] about Post-Dispatch wins Scripps Howard award for Ferguson coverage

Minds open; don’t prejudge

March 6, 2015 by William H. Freivogel 1 Comment

In announcing that no federal criminal charges would be filed against Officer Darren Wilson, Attorney General Eric Holder said he recognized “the findings in our report may leave some to wonder how the department’s findings can differ so sharply from some of the initial, widely reported accounts of what transpired."  He added that it “remains not only valid — but essential — to … [Read more...] about Minds open; don’t prejudge

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