Episode 828 • • 10:02 - 13:22
828: White, Male & Yale
Local News Video Press Releases and Child Microchipping
A critique of local news "packages" identifies them as likely video press releases designed to look like organic reporting. A specific segment from a Tampa Bay station is examined, which features a mother advocating for microchipping children to prevent them from getting lost. The reporting uses movie clips and infrared footage to heighten parental anxiety.