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Overwhelm the public with muzzle-velocity headlines: A strategy rooted in racism and authoritarianism

  • Written by Angie Chuang, Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Colorado Boulder
imageThe seemingly unending barrage of stressful news is a strategy with ties to the past.zimmytws/iStock via Getty Images

The headlines documenting President Donald Trump’s plan to send federal troops to San Francisco followed a familiar arc. “Trump claims ‘unquestioned power’ in vow to send troops to San Francisco,” The...

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