0
0
Great piece at the Federalist. Our media has not forgotten what journalism is. They have found the ease of the narrative game. No facts needed, just bring the emotional appeals of pretend victims
USA Today published a column on Wednesday claiming it is a right-wing conspiracy to think a Duke volleyball player lied about being racially taunted by Brigham Young University fans at her recent match in Provo, Utah.
“Say, just for argument’s sake, that Rachel Richardson made up this story. You have to believe that she did knowing she was putting not just her volleyball future at risk but her college future as a student at Duke. She’d be forever tarnished as a liar. One of the worst liars. You have to believe she then lied to her dad. Which is possible. Kids lie to their parents, but about this? But also … You’d have to believe she would then let her father go on CNN and repeat that lie,” the author wrote
Thus despite video evidence confirming that he engaged in no threatening or inappropriate behavior, a Utah Valley University student is banned from attending BYU sporting events for life after Duke sophomore volleyball player Rachel Richardson and her teammates accused him of hurling racial slurs at her during their match on Aug. 26.
It’s hard to determine what Richardson believed she heard in a sporting center packed with a noisy, record-setting crowd, but it’s certainly not far-fetched to think CNN or any other corporate media outlet would let someone wielding a narrative the press is eager to amplify go on air without proper vetting.
Do yourself a favor, go read it all. This “story” was just too perfect for our muck raking woke media. That is many things, journalism it ain’t!
