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no. 2, Roundtables, vol. 1April 9, 2016

Whitewashing the Violence of the Local State

By Steve Macek

[Ed. note: this post is part of a roundtable discussion, Policing and the Media: The View from Chicago. For more background on the discussion and to view other posts in the series, see here.]

Thank you Brendan, …

no. 2, Roundtables, vol. 1March 25, 2016

Recollections and Reflections on Chicago

By Margaret Schwartz

[Ed. note: this post is part of a roundtable discussion, Policing and the Media: The View from Chicago. For more background on the discussion and to view other posts in the series, see here.]

I went to …

no. 2, Roundtables, vol. 1March 21, 2016

As Chicago Goes, So Goes the Nation?

By Brendan Kredell

[Ed. note: this post is part of a roundtable discussion, Policing and the Media: The View from Chicago. For more background on the discussion and to view other posts in the series, see here.]

Steve, Margaret, Joy:…

no. 2, Roundtables, vol. 1March 14, 2016

The Past Remains Present

By Joy Bivins

[Ed. note: this post is part of a roundtable discussion, Policing and the Media: The View from Chicago. For more background on the discussion and to view other posts in the series, see here.]

First, I think …

no. 2, Roundtables, vol. 1March 12, 2016

Framing a Shooting (and a Movement)

By Steve Macek

Mainstream Media’s Mendacity vs. Independent Journalism’s Dogged Pursuit of the Truth

Let me begin by first rehearsing the basic facts surrounding Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke’s shooting of Laquan McDonald before moving on to discuss how the Chicago media …