Does Media Manipulate Readers

Does media manipulate readers? Remember the story from Seattle about the driver who ran over two protesters during a Black Lives Matter demonstration that closed I-5 in both directions?

Answer these questions before reading the rest of the story.

Was the driver white or black?
Were the BLM protesters black or white?

Now read this article, "Selective Media Reporting Further Fuels Our Racial Divide",
by John R. Lott, Jr.

Were your answers correct?

Prof. Lott is a respected researcher, well-known for his book More Guns, Less Crime. Within the article, he has this to say about the media:

"Race and politics increasingly divide Americans, and selective media reporting is largely to blame. The media, not President Donald Trump, is fanning the flames of violence."

How can you combat this divide? Get the facts before chiseling your opinion in stone.