Metro estimates $40 million in lost revenue, seven news DC ABC. Metro's bus operators and station managers are instructed not to get involved in fair evasion disputes. In the district, the council has voted to decriminalize fair evasion.
In this public News Brief, "DC Media's 'Fare Evasion' Meltdown," we discuss local TV news, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal's breathless coverage of so-called "fare evasion" and how our media decides which theft to care about and which to ignore.