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Being skeptical of sources is a journalist's job – but it doesn't always happen when those sources are the police

  • Written by Danielle K. Kilgo, John and Elizabeth Bates Cowles Professor of Journalism, Diversity, and Equality, University of Minnesota
imagePolice body camera video shows Adam Toledo's hands were raised just before he was shot.Chicago Police Department via AP

The death of 13-year-old Adam Toledo might well have made international headlines on March 29, 2021 – the day he was shot and killed by a police officer – had the emerging narrative been different.

Instead, early news...

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