The verdict, and the public reaction to the verdict, are news. It's the media's job to be there to cover the news and present it to us. I for one am glad they do. Cronkite's news team covered plenty of citizen protests, as did Huntley and Brinkley, Peter Jennings, Dan Rather, John Chancellor, Harry Reasoner, Tom Brokaw and a host of others. (For example, the various protests to the Vietnam War, and Kent State, and the struggles for Civil Rights and racial equality and women's rights). And by bringing it to our attention they did some good. Let's not shoot the messenger.
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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
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