A generation Written before Regarding how the judge in the Rittenhouse case barred MSNBC from entering the courtroom because it followed a bus carrying members of the jury. After his arrest, producer James Morrison said that his employer in New York instructed him to follow the jury’s bus to follow the bus.
As the jury continues to deliberate, Judge Rittenhouse barred MSNBC from entering the court pic.twitter.com/r4NTRKEqjZ
-Fox News (@FoxNews) November 18, 2021
Morrison was confirmed by Chicago Channel 5 (an NBC affiliate) as an NBC producer.
Then NBC news release Statement on the incident:
“Last night, a freelancer received a traffic ticket. Although the traffic violation occurred near the jury car, the freelancer never contacted or planned to contact the jurors during the review period, nor did they take or intend to take pictures of them. We I regret the incident and will fully cooperate with the authorities in any investigation.”
Sounds like denial, doesn’t it? But if you don’t plan to contact them, why should you follow the bus? According to the judge, Morrison has given up the game and admitted that his boss instructed him to follow the bus.
This statement is full of deceptiveness. If you look at the wording of the statement, NBC hopes you think this poor guy just accidentally committed a traffic violation near the bus, instead of running a red light to follow them as the judge explained. They called the producer a “freelancer,” but he claimed to be an NBC producer and was identified as a producer by an NBC affiliate.
If you read the statement carefully, this is not a denial at all. This is a very carefully worded statement, depending on “under consideration”.
Court TV is now investigating what may have happened to them.
Opinion: The court TV reporter who knows James J Morrison just said that in large trials, the news media has been following the jury bus for a long time to obtain information about the jury so that the news media can quickly contact after the verdict Jurors. “Happens all the time.”
— Steve Lockner (@lookner) November 18, 2021
The court TV reporter said he did not want to defend this practice, and admitted that some people may think it is despicable. Said that when reporters followed the jury bus, they were looking for the juror’s license plate so that they could get contact information to contact them after the verdict.
— Steve Lockner (@lookner) November 18, 2021
So, they didn’t try to intimidate them—just wanted to follow them, get their license plates, find someone to manage the license plates, find out who they are, and then harass them to talk to them. But it’s not a threat at all, is it? I seriously suspect that it is happening all the time. But if it does, it will not make it better, it will only make it worse. This is never right.
Can we say what vile media behavior is? If the jury members want to talk to you afterwards, it’s up to them, but trying to follow them during the trial, especially when they are also threatened by various other lunatics, needs to be condemned.
But instead, what you get is this kind of deceptive statement. What we should hear is that they will never do such a thing again. The network should bear some practical consequences for this action.
Instead, you will get other media reporting stories like this:
Judge Kyle Rittenhouse banned MSNBC from entering the court after freelancers obtained traffic citations https://t.co/7ls7rAD53E
-Variety (@Variety) November 18, 2021
Yes, I am sure that traffic quotes are the focus.
Have been talking about the failure of the media here.
