After Martin Luther King's funeral, Harry Belafonte confronted a New York Times reporter, attributing King's assassination to a climate of hate cultivated by the press, including Northern newspapers. While civil rights activists in the South received some commendation from the media, those fighting for equality in Northern cities were often depicted as unreasonable. Analysis of coverage from the 1960s indicates a significant disparity in how civil rights struggles were reported, with Northern struggles often downplayed or dismissed in stark contrast to the intense focus on Southern activists, revealing deeper systemic biases in media portrayal.
Harry Belafonte expressed anger at Martin Luther King’s funeral, criticizing newspapers for creating a climate of hate that contributed to King's assassination, highlighting biased coverage of civil rights.
My study analyzed mainstream news media coverage from the 1960s, revealing that Northern newspapers amplified denial of racial problems while attempting to report on Southern struggles, demonstrating significant bias.
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