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Racism in Reporting
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I created this piece of propaganda as an assignment for a graduate class I am taking at the University of Arizona. The infographic is real and was shown on Fox News, (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fox-news-graphic-that-shows-markets-rising-after-black-men-including-george-floyd-were-killed-is-disgusting-says-congressman/ar-BB157ot4) but the caption is my own.
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This is propaganda because
The graphic was shown in the context of a larger story that was not expressly intended to amplify the benefits of racism as implied by the addition of the caption. Fox News' reported stated purpose was to look at trends in the stock market during historical periods of upheaval and have since apologized for creating and airing this graphic without more context. (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fox-news-graphic-that-shows-markets-rising-after-black-men-including-george-floyd-were-killed-is-disgusting-says-congressman/ar-BB157ot4)
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