This week’s episode covers the topic of mass shootings. Why do some become a giant news event while others leave the news in 48 hours? There are specific things that make them too juicy for the media to resist and other features that make them radioactive to the news media’s goals. Who/whom, gun type, victims, and shooter… they all come into play.
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Host: Matt McInnis
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Janus in New York: Penny + Luigi + News of the Fortnight
This week’s episode of News of the Fortnight covers the verdict in the Daniel Penny trial and the arrest of Luigi Mangione for the murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO. Both were in New York City, both were Italian men, and can act as the Roman god Janus for our current imperial moment. We discuss health insurance South Korea’s aborted coup, France’s no con…
Janus in New York: Penny + Luigi + News of the Fortnight
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