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Media Matters Fellow Matthew Gertz Exposes Propaganda for Trump

The MeidasTouch Podcast

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Manipulating Crime Narratives for Authoritarian Justification

This chapter explores how right-wing media manipulate crime narratives to portray urban areas, particularly blue cities, as perilously dangerous. It draws historical parallels to emphasize selective reporting and discusses the political motivations behind sensationalism, raising concerns about civil liberties and urban militarization.

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