Violent Protesters Or Outside Agitators? Local Media Struggles To Establish The Narrative Around Vandalism And Looting

Members of the reporting/production team of Beat the Press, our weekly television show examining the media.

June 07, 2020

As protests in Boston were winding down Sunday, looting and vandalism broke out. Now, the media is coming under fire for suggesting protesters were partly responsible and getting caught between those who blame white nationalists and those who blame Antifa. To discuss, Emily was joined by WGBH's Callie Crossley, Lylah Alphonse, formerly of U.S. News & World Report, former WCVB reporter Jorge Quiroga and Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University.