Some news organizations – including NPR and Columbia Journalism Review -- labeled President Trump's tweet about four Democratic congresswomen as "racist." Other outlets were more cautious in their approach, using terms such as "racially charged" and "racist trope."
The Shop Talk panelists discuss the thought behind such decisions and why they feel it is correct for journalists to label the tweet as racist.
They also discuss how the president continues to manipulate the news cycle through comments he makes on social media.
Shop Talk is a weekly panel discussion about journalism issues. This week’s program featured Will Buss, who teaches in the Department of Broadcasting and Journalism at Western Illinois University and advises the student editors at the Western Courier; Patrick Johnson, who teaches in the Department of Broadcasting and Journalism at WIU and advises Western’s student radio station WIUS/The Dog; and TSPR News Director Rich Egger.
