Breaking Chicago’s Cycle of Exploiting Violence
The recent push to send federal agents to Chicago under the guise of combating violence is not an isolated event; it is part of a decades-long cycle of exploiting violence for political and financial gain. Chicago’s politicians, justice system leaders, and media have all played a role in perpetuating this cycle, often prioritizing power and […]
Analyzing Local Media Coverage of Gun Violence in Chicago Over Memorial Day Weekend
On Tuesday, June 1, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that three people were killed and 34 people were wounded in incidents of gun violence across Chicago over Memorial Day weekend. The article from the Sun-Times read “Chicago saw its least violent Memorial Day weekend in three years, with three people killed and 34 others wounded in […]
Analyzing Local Media Coverage of Gun Violence in Chicago Over the Weekend
On Monday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that 12 people were killed and 42 were injured in shootings across Chicago over the weekend. The headline of the article read “Deadliest weekend of the year in Chicago: 12 killed, 42 wounded in shootings.” CBS Local published a similar article on Monday with the headline “At Least 12 […]
Doctored information from CPD rampant in Mary Mitchell column
Doctored information from CPD is rampant in Mary Mitchell’s recent column. The Sun-Times is no stranger to biased information. And Mary Mitchell is no stranger to biased writing either. Mary Mitchell, a columnist for the Sun-Times, has been writing columns condemning the CPD for decades. Mitchell has written columns criticizing their lack of due diligence […]
Analysis of CWBChicago, Citywire, and the Chicago Contrarian
CWBChicago (Crime in Wrigleyville Blog) is a website that puts out articles covering local news in Chicago related to crime, the police, and the justice system. In general, CWBChicago publishes stories that slant conservatively. The website’s content employs law-and-order rhetoric and utilizes certain incidents to further their agenda. For example, a story from the blog […]
Analyzing Local Media Coverage of Gun Violence in Chicago over the Weekend
On Monday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that 42 people were injured and 6 people were killed by gun violence over the weekend. As it does every weekend, the Sun-Times published a tally of people injured or killed in shootings and updated the article over the course of the weekend. The headline of the article posted […]
Analyzing Local Media Coverage of Chicago Gun Violence Over the Weekend
On Monday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that 5 people were killed and 21 were injured by gun violence over the weekend in Chicago. Just as they have in past weekends, the Sun-Times, CBS Local, and Fox Chicago kept track of incidents of gun violence that happened over the course of the weekend. These outlets published […]
Analyzing Media Coverage of Chicago Gun Violence Over the Weekend
On Monday morning, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that 40 people were injured and five people were killed this weekend by gun violence in Chicago. The headline of the Sun-Times article read “After violent weekend, Chicago closing in on 200 homicides just four month into the year.” Fox published the same story from the Sun-Times Media […]
Analyzing Media Coverage of Chicago Gun Violence Over the Weekend
On Monday, CBS Local reported that at least 25 people were injured and three people were killed by gun violence over the weekend in Chicago. As in past weekends, CBS Local, the Chicago Sun-Times and Fox Chicago kept track of shootings in Chicago over the weekend and published a final tally of incidents on Monday. […]
FOP President’s Baseless Claims on Adam Toledo Shooting
The Fraternal order of Police (FOP) has long be known be a force working against reform even when it is in the best interests of their membership. They are also known for backing up a single officer no matter the long-term consequences for the organization and its membership. The Adam Toledo case may turn out […]