Did Paranoid Right-Wing Media Fuel the Pittsburgh Cop Killer's Rage?

AlterNet by Max Blumenthal | Apr. 8, 2009 (News Analysis)
Richard Poplawski, the man who allegedly murdered three Pittsburgh cops, was clearly influenced by Fox News's Glenn Beck and right-wing radio.

Poplawski was a neo-Nazi wannabe who railed against blacks, Jews, "Zionists," and gun control. And like many members of the far-right fringe, he allegedly visited Jones' Web sites and posted alarming reports by Jones' writers on the white supremacist message board, Stormfront. (Poplawski's posts are here, authored under the handle, "Braced For Fate.") While Alex Jones generally avoids overt racism, he has found an eager audience on Stormfront by conjuring ... Full Story »

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Subjects: Media, Politics, U.S.
Topics: Ethics in Journalism, Media and Politics, Mainstream Media, Crime
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Apr 8, 2009 - 7:35 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Apr 8, 2009 - 7:35 PM PDT
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 by Randy Morrow - Apr. 10, 2009

This story does a very good job of showing that to the right wing media there is no such thing as bad publicity--just as long as the message gets out--someone will listen.

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 by Dwight Rousu - Apr. 8, 2009

The news provides ties of a multiple cop killer to motivations from a right wing media wingnut.

The limits to freedom of speech are usually capsulized with the "You can't yell FIRE in a crowded theater." It seems dangerously inflammatory ... More »

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