
Jesse Brenneman, producer for WNYC's On the Media, and Lois Beckett, senior reporter covering gun policy, criminal justice and the far right in the United States for The Guardian, examine the difficulties in covering modern-day racist movements and how they tie back to the bigger struggle with race in America in the current post-Charlottesville media landscape.
The tipping point between feeling like we shouldn't give hate groups oxygen + needing to cover it is a tricky balance for news organizations, says @loisbeckett (r). (@onthemedia's @Jesse_Brenneman is on the left.) pic.twitter.com/QxWD32R91k
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 5, 2018
Misogyny is a huge part of these movements, says @loisbeckett. Says when she asks interviewees if women will be able to vote in their white ethno-states, there's a pause as the source tries to figure out a polite way to say "no."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 5, 2018