Gib looks into the reasons behind media coverage for different criminal cases. His results will surprise you. Money quote:
"In the coming months, the defendants charged with the horrific murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom will slowly make their way towards a courtroom where they will finally be held to account. If there are any bumps on the road there, the local press will pick it up, and I'm sure if there's a reason for it to be a national story, it will be one. And while it goes on, other murder victims will die, and murderers will be arrested, tried, and sentenced without fanfare, because it doesn't fit into any media meta-narrative about race or sex or whatever it is we're supposed to be talking about that month. And while that goes on, different murder victims will die, and different murderers will be arrested, tried, and sentenced without fanfare, because those cases don't fit any counter-narrative. And while these murder victims will differ in age, sex, race, manner of death, they will all have one thing in common.
"They'll all deserve better."
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There will be a rally in Knoxville on May 26.
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