https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z Comparing Two Accounts of the Same Shooting Released on the Same Date en-us 2020-09-04 18:46:37 UTC 2025-04-05 12:27:24 UTC hello@padlet.com phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721878045 2020-09-04 18:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721878045 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721879342 2020-09-04 18:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721879342 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721883470 This title indicates age, charge of homicide, contextual events, and links itself to the authorities; the title page also comes with a 5 minute video contextualizing the events leading up to the shooting central to the article]]> 2020-09-04 18:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721883470 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721886477 This title focuses on a witness account, referring to a suspect rather than a shooter and coming with a quote that shifts blame toward ‘rioters’. The title is underlined by a video of the reporter who witnessed the event and interacted with Rittenhouse.]]> 2020-09-04 19:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721886477 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721902473 2020-09-04 19:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721902473 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721904068 2020-09-04 19:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721904068 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721910853 This intro focuses on eye witness testimony that passively defends Rittenhouse by shifting focus towards 'a number of individuals' pursuing him, there is less context surrounding the event and despite more or less clear video evidence the article uses the phrasing "allegedly" to describe the shooting which passively favors Rittenhouse, it also portrays those who were shot as "rioters" despite a lack of definitive evidence to support this heavily opinionated label. It's worth noting Fox is also plugging their own talk show in a link. ]]> 2020-09-04 19:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721910853 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721914430 This intro takes a more neutral approach and emphasizes the major events we know happened; 1) Rittenhouse is charged with homicide after two people are killed 2) This occurred within a dynamic environment where protests and rioting were occurring in part due to the police shooting of Jacob Blake. ]]> 2020-09-04 19:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721914430 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721925702 2020-09-04 19:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721925702 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721927400 2020-09-04 19:17:04 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721927400 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721935093 2020-09-04 19:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721935093 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721936073 2020-09-04 19:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721936073 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721938450 The core of the Washington Post's article is focused more on assessing the the shooter as an individual than the events directly preceding or occurring during the shooting; this leads to a focus on context, the reason for community anger and the sentiment of police towards armed civilians like Rittenhouse. The Post also provides extra context explaining Rittenhouse's support for the police; he was enrolled in multiple cadet programs.]]> 2020-09-04 19:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721938450 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721945295 The core of Fox's article is focused on the events directly preceding and occurring during the shooting; eye-witness accounts are combined to show us the actions of Rittenhouse and the people he shot. While not entirely biased, these accounts use language that paints the protesters as aggressors and Rittenhouse's actions in a neutral light. For example, rather than saying 'he shot them', the passive voice is used to state 'he just began to fire multiple rounds, and that dispersed people near him'; this stacks the exchange of violence against those who are quoted to have "jumped on top of him" and is a far cry from writing 
"in the course of being chased and jumped on, he fired bullets into at least three people, killing two and wounding the third". ]]> 2020-09-04 19:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721945295 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721963840 2020-09-04 19:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721963840 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721964330 2020-09-04 19:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721964330 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721965068 2020-09-04 19:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721965068 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721965498 2020-09-04 19:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721965498 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721968091 Context and spin of this article focuses on increasing aggression
against 'leftists and BLM' from 'far right' militias; while labeling this group as confrontational, the article  passively omits the fact that many protesters including the one wounded by Rittenhouse were also carrying guns and other weapons. The article also seems to swing from a previous focus on police supporting armed civilians to shifting blame away from police via the words of the Kenosha sheriff. ]]> 2020-09-04 19:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721968091 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721978252 The context and spin of the Fox article is focused on humanizing Kyle Rittenhouse as a concerned citizen who was trying to protect a community; Rittenhouse's quoted statement seems to cater towards other Blue Lives Matter advocates, the idea that 'I'm running into harm's way, that's why I have my rifle to protect myself' mimics the same legal and moral arguments used to defend police officers accused of unjust shootings.]]> 2020-09-04 19:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721978252 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721989779 The target audience of the Post's article appears to be broader than that of Fox's due to the more generally neutral statements and evidence handed down from local police authorities, this being said, based on the focus on a right-wing 'call to arms' instigating this event, the Post is likely catering to an audience that is likely to support BLM's basic stance that police brutality against black people in America is a severe problem that must be confronted

Fox appears to be targeting an audience leaning more towards the opposite side of this argument, this audience could range from those who vaguely support an end to police brutality but think BLM's tactics or message has gone to far, to those who openly counter protest BLM with slogans like "All Lives Matter" and "Blue Lives Matter"; this is due to the consistent passive defense of Rittenhouse present in the article and the focus on shifting blame towards others attacking him. 

Ultimately, both articles contain their own important information. The Post gives us more peripheral context about society-wide threads surrounding this single event, but fails to give the same level of detailed evidence the Fox article provides with linked videos. I don't think either article alone provides "the full story" or should be considered enough for anyone to make a judgement call on the event; reading both however affords one substantially more information IF they are able to acknowledge and identify the unique biases present in either source. ]]> 2020-09-04 19:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/721989779 phantombloop https://padlet.com/phantombloop/bh30a9sgq8qejs4z/wish/722013497 Guarino, Mark. "17 year old charged with homicide after shooting during Kenosha protests, Authorities say". Washington Post: Aug. 26, 2020.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/26/jacob-blake-kenosha-police-protests/
Dorman, Sam. "Daily Caller reporter recounts seeing Kenosha rioters pursuing suspect before deadly shooting". Fox News: Aug 26, 2020.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/richie-mcginniss-kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha

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