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You Can’t Do That On Television: Ferguson Edition

by Elon James White|  August 26, 20141:32 pm| 10 Comments

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Elon is back from Ferguson, Missouri, and he has a few things to share. From breakdowns on national television to what the experience on the ground has really been like to major mistakes by the mainstream media, we pull back the revolutionary curtain.

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  1. 1.

    Ben Cisco

    August 26, 2014 at 2:56 pm

    Thank you Elon for your work on this.

  2. 2.

    rikyrah

    August 26, 2014 at 2:56 pm

    SAW YOU ON MHP

    it was very moving.

  3. 3.

    Violet

    August 26, 2014 at 3:01 pm

    Loved your coverage of Ferguson. The audio where you were tear gassed was terrifying.

  4. 4.

    jnfr

    August 26, 2014 at 3:19 pm

    Saw your turn on MHP last weekend. Thank you for all you’ve done and continue to do.

  5. 5.

    TaMara (BHF)

    August 26, 2014 at 3:52 pm

    Been following your coverage. Doing good work.

  6. 6.

    beth

    August 26, 2014 at 3:55 pm

    I guess my previous response was on a deleted thread. Let me add my thanks to what you did in Ferguson and voice my concern for the residents now that the media response is dying down. There are a million ways the police can make their lives miserable and I wonder if there are any community or national organizations helping out on the ground that we should support.

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    Mayken

    August 26, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    Is the ACLU still in town?

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    MomSense

    August 26, 2014 at 6:26 pm

    Thank you so much for bringing us real news from Ferguson–at the very least the people who have been living under the oppression there deserve to have an honest telling of their story. I too was moved by your appearance on MHP. Please take care of yourself and know that there are many grateful people who are keeping you very close in our thoughts and prayers.

    I just got home from work and will do my evening dinner, clean up, chores and then take some time to really listen to the broadcast. TWIB broadcasts are not background noise and deserve full attention.

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    satby

    August 26, 2014 at 8:30 pm

    Thanks Elon. Without people like you keeping the truth coming, it might not have made it out to us. The major media sure doesn’t care about accuracy.

  10. 10.

    The Bobs

    August 26, 2014 at 10:18 pm

    Thanks Elon. #Wecareaboutferguson

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