On CNN, LA’s ICE Protesters Were Seen and Not Heard

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Instead, the network’s sources were overwhelmingly current and former government and law enforcement officials. Out of 85 total sources across the eight broadcasts, only five were protesters, appearing on just three shows. Thirteen additional sources were law enforcement, and five were current or former military. Another 11 featured guests were law enforcement and two were military, so official sources accounted for 77% of all such interviews. Pretending to challenge the deployment of federal troops, CNN normalizes police violence and silences those truly protecting their communities.