Tuesday, December 02, 2003

Tuesday Media Roundup on Police Suspect Death

Hegemo comments on Jimmy Kimmel's show with Dick Gregory and The Great One Wayne Gretzky. Gregory brought up the death of Nathaniel Jones here in Cincinnati. Wayne seemed to be staying out of the conversation. I would have likely done the same if I was him in that situation. Why comment on something you know nothing about on national TV?

While on 1230theBuzz Oscar Robinson complained about Bill Cunningham's comments on the Hannity & Combs show on FOX. I can't find a transcript.

CNN interview with Cincinnati Police Chief Thomas Streicher Jr.

FOX News has an AP report with a bit of recycled news.

I will try to update this later if any additional comments or news pops up. I am surprised so far that the outside of local Cincy area Bloggers, this has not hit the blogosphere much yet. If anyone has seen other blogs out there with comments on this story, let me know.

UPDATE: Wes Flinn provides a full analysis with historical context.

NY Times on Cincinnati trying to quell tension.

UPDATE #2: Post Editorial.

UPDATE: #3 From the Dallas Morning News Blog
Media watch: police vs. 350-pound man
Many no doubt saw the video of the police confrontation with the 350-pound man. My gripe was with the television tease to the late news last night shown repeatedly to lure you into the 10 p.m. news. It showed just the the beating with batons. Yet when more of the tape was rolled -- earlier in the episode -- we saw the 350-pound man lunging wildly at one of the officers.

Quite a different picture that at least threw total doubt on the first impressions delivered by the "tease."

The autopsy shows PCP (notorious angel dust that can cause tremendous mood swings) as well as cocaine in the dead man's body throws even more fog into the incident.

That is media irresponsibility. It made it look like Rodney King II was under way. That's ratings on the cheap.

posted by Jim Frisinger @ Dec 2, 10:52 AM
Yup.

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