The Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington apologized after videos emerged showing students from an all-male Catholic high school mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial.— KSAT 12 (@ksatnews) January 19, 2019
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NEO: Reporting on each other: the Covington boys, the Native American, and the smart phone vs. the telescreen
The news story of the Catholic high school students in MAGA hats who were captured on video supposedly harassing a Native American Vietnam vet was a tale I ignored till now. As presented, it seemed relatively trivial to me—a group of teens acting like jerks. What’s more, I tend to follow the 48-hour rule on stories like that, because so many turn out to be fake or exaggerated.
Since then, it’s come out that the story was an excellent example of Fake News Tweaked to Advance the Narrative.
I’m not going to go into all the Byzantine details, but you can read them (and watch videos) here, here, here, here, here, and at plenty of other sites.
There are sites and people who ran the original story and have since issued corrections or retractions, but so far those sites do not include the WaPo, which has made a big big deal of the story. Even as I write these words the comments there are overwhelmingly in condemnation of the teens based on the original propaganda story, despite a few attempts in the comments by others to give the context and links to the corrective videos (those people are being called paid trolls or alt-right members).
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WNU Editor: When one looks at the above longer video, a different picture emerges. These teenagers kept themselves, did not swear or insult those who were insulting them, kept their composure, and were models on what we want to see in our young. It was the Native American and long time protester Nathan Phillips who confronted these kids (who were keeping to themselves), instead of confronting the Black Israelites a few feet away who were using some of the most vile-racist language that you can hear. It was the teenager who faced him who was the model of restraint and who helped to keep the situation passive, and not Nathan Phillips. But the media coverage choose to show what they want to see, and not what really happened. But the truth finally catches up to you, and we are seeing it now .... Journalists and Celebs Rush to Delete Tweets Slamming MAGA-Hat Kids (Mediaite). More here .... Apologies Roll In For Catholic School Protesters As Fuller Picture Of Events Emerges (Daily Caller).
Update: CNN is rushing to defend Natham Phillips .... Native American elder Nathan Phillips, in his own words (CNN).
More News On Media Bias Over This Weekend's Coverage Of Students Facing Protesters
Native American elder mocked by young Donald Trump supporters in MAGA hats? It's not that simple -- ABC News Online
MAGA Hat Teen Speaks Out Amid Death Threats; Denounces "Outright Lies" About Tribal Elder Staredown -- Zero Hedge
I Failed the Covington Catholic Test -- Julie Irwin Zimmerman, The Atlantic
What makes a liberal want to punch a child? -- Daniel McCarthy, Spectator
