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The other George Floyd story: How media freedom led to conviction in his killer's trial


When 17-year-old Darnella Frazier started recording video of Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin murdering George Floyd, she initiated a series of historic events that led to Chauvin’s conviction.
But for all the discussion of technology following her actions – how cellphones enable video recording of police abuse and how social media encourages instantaneous mass distribution – the key factor in George Floyd’s name becoming globally famous may not be Frazier’s cellphone. It may not even be social media.
It was the culture and tradition of U.S. civil liberties and media freedom that played an essential role in protecting Frazier’s ability to record and retain possession of the video, and the capability of commercial corporations to publish it. ....

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A Timeline of Minnesota's Alternative Media


A Timeline of Minnesota s Alternative Media
Last fall the Star Tribune Media Company scapegoated the coronavirus and unceremoniously pulled the plug on alt-weekly City Pages after a 41-year run. The only appropriate tribute? A snarky history of alternative presses in the Twin Cities.
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Images courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society ( Goodhue, Der Wanderer, U of M team, Roy Wilkins); StudioSmart (gavel), Robuart (peace), Nito (flag); Deb Hopp (Twin Cities Reader); from Alamy stock photo: Everett Collection Historical (Parks); Tsuni / USA (Lizzo)
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James M. Goodhue prints the territory’s first paper,
The Minnesota Pioneer. On its pages, Goodhue attacks Judge David Cooper. Cooper’s brother responds by stabbing Goodhue in the street, to which Goodhue responds by shooting him. ....

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