Media Myths About the Jena 6

Christian Science Monitor by Craig Franklin | Oct. 24, 2007 (Special Report)
A local journalist tells the story you haven't heard.

By now, almost everyone in America has heard of Jena, La., because they've all heard the story of the "Jena 6." White students hanging nooses barely punished, a schoolyard fight, excessive punishment for the six black attackers, racist local officials, public outrage and protests - the outside media made sure everyone knew the basics.

There's just one problem: The media got most of the basics wrong. In fact, I have never before witnessed such a ... Full Story »

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Jim Lang
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 by Jim Lang - Oct. 1, 2008

I had read much of the background and context information presented here in the Charlotte Observer several weeks ago. As I recall, it was a wire service piece. While both articles help tone down the hype, neither has addressed why charges of attempted murder were lodged by the DA in a case where the victim according to many accounts, supposedly corroborated by many witnesses, attended a school event that evening.

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