This is just a fantastic bit of rigorous reporting that is clear-eyed about the genuine increase in violence in NYC over the last two years, but show's quite definitively that the *coverage* and focus on that violence VASTLY outpaces the underlying trend.https://t.co/dp9AjJkYuy
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) July 29, 2022
This is astonishing, yet not surprising. If it feels like you're far less safe in NYC than ever before, it's not bc shootings are up. It's because the media (fueled by lies & fearmongering by NYC Mayor Eric Adams) is up. Look at this chart. Red line is shootings. Grey is media. pic.twitter.com/taPoGWGHKv
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) July 29, 2022
Sad! 