Ferguson Storm Brewing? When Media Began Twisting Death into Political Points

With a grand jury decision on whether to indict officer Darren Wilson for the killing of Michael Brown imminent, coverage reflects cable news politics

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Cable news and name brand websites have chosen their horses long ago.

On TV, Fox went right, MSNBC left, and CNN opted to stay smack dab in the middle, give or take the occasional program that allows for a left vs. right.

On the left spectrum of your desktop, laptop, iPad, and iPhone, you’ll find The New York Times, Huffington Post, Salon, TheNation, etc. On the right, The Wall Street Journal, Drudge Report, The National Review, The Blaze, Breitbart, and more.

These sides, lined up like a middle school Phys-ed dodgeball game, have for years become a predictable movie, with the actors –anchors and journalists — providing the same old monologue responding to the political crisis of the moment.

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