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Being skeptical of sources is a journalist s job - but it doesn t always happen when those sources are the police
Danielle K. Kilgo, University of Minnesota
April 18, 2021
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Danielle K. Kilgo, University of Minnesota
(THE CONVERSATION) The death of 13-year-old Adam Toledo might well have made international headlines on March 29, 2021 – the day he was shot and killed by a police officer – had the emerging narrative been different.
Instead, early news reports of the incident relied on a police statement which said Toledo died in an “armed confrontation.” An image of a gun recovered at the scene was also released. During a bond hearing for the man who had been with Toledo when the chase began, prosecutors said a gun was in Toledo’s hand when police shot him dead. ....

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