The media hit on the Covington teens is the most disturbing, evil media coverage we have ever seen. It might feel like business as usual, but there are few things that make this story particularly heinous. The first is that there was never a point where any of the video coverage showed any of the teens doing something wrong.
Think about it. Even the falsely edited video that ignited outrage showed a bunch of teens dancing and singing in concert with the indigenous group. There were no racial slurs. There weren’t even any words said. And, the kid at the center of it all was clearly standing still and smiling awkwardly.
This will put it in perspective. CNN covered the story thusly, “A crowd of teenagers surrounded a Native American elder […]. Videos of the confrontation show a smiling young man in a red Make America Great Again hat standing directly in front of the man”
If you remove the inflammatory language, you get “Videos […] show a smiling young man […] standing directly in front of [a] man.”
This is a hit piece. On children. If that doesn’t send you over the edge of a deep rage, the rest of the reasons why this coverage is the worst will. You can find it in this video, but stay until the end. There’s a bit of a silver lining.
