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Posts from the ‘Dissecting the Local News’ Category

4May 4, 2023Imagine that millions of dollars of public money were used for public needs and not to underwrite the projects proposed by the Capitalist Class in Grand Rapids

1April 27, 2023Omissions, bias and failure to question government claims: Grand Rapids Commercial Media Coverage of public hearing on GRPD proposal to use drones

1April 4, 2023The local news media’s 1 year anniversary coverage of the killing of Patrick Lyoya recycles previous stories and gave Chief Winstrom an unquestioning platform to dictate the narrative around policing in Grand Rapids

0April 2, 2023By visiting Kids Food Basket in Grand Rapids, Gov. Whitmer perpetuates food insecurity by normalizing the food charity model

4March 29, 2023Commercial news coverage of the GRPD proposal to purchase and use drone technology in Grand Rapids

1March 27, 202320 years ago there was a movement in Grand Rapids to oppose the US war and occupation of Iraq: Part VII – How the Grand Rapids commercial media reported on the US invasion/occupation of Iraq

0March 20, 2023Michigan Legislators vote to repeal Right to Work, but the Far Right in Michigan has other plans that MLive doesn’t tell us about

2March 13, 2023We’re not going to question you: WZZM 13 interviews GRPD Chief Winstrom and never challenges a single thing he says

0March 8, 2023The Agribusiness model of the 2023 US Farm Bill as presented by MiBiz vs a Food Justice model

2February 22, 2023MLive article about the GRPD’s proposal to use drones presents the issue as a done deal