Shaking The Tree"The real story of Jena and the Jena 6 is quite different from what the national media presented. It's time to set the record straight."
From the Christian Science Monitor, this report by Jena Times Assistant Editor Craig Franklin:
"By now, almost everyone in America has heard of Jena, La., because they've all heard the story of the 'Jena 6.' White students hanging nooses barely punished, a schoolyard fight, excessive punishment for the six black attackers, racist local officials, public outrage and protests – the outside media made sure everyone knew the basics.
"There's just one problem: The media got most of the basics wrong. In fact, I have never before witnessed such a disgrace in professional journalism. Myths replaced facts, and journalists abdicated their solemn duty to investigate every claim because they were seduced by a powerfully appealing but false narrative of racial injustice."
In light of recent research on the difficulty of countering false information in the news media, it should be interesting to see how this develops.
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