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Coverage of protests illuminates journalism's race problem

Coverage of protests illuminates journalism's race problem

06/09/2020

PBS News Hour

Coverage of protests illuminates journalism's race problem

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Coverage of protests illuminates journalism's race problem

George Floyd's death and the ensuing protests have reignited the American conversation on race. That includes inequities and discrimination in news reporting, where several recent incidents have highlighted the different experiences of black and white journalists. Judy Woodruff talks to Dorothy Tucker of the National Association of Black Journalists and Norman Pearlstine of the Los Angeles Times.

06/09/2020

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