CNN chief Jeff Zucker reminds me of a James Bond villain, specifically Elliot Carver, the media megalomaniac in “Tomorrow Never Dies” played so memorably by Jonathan Pryce. If you recall, Carver manufactures chaos and sews the seeds of disaster to
CNN Correspondent Miguel Marquez characterized protesters in New York City who blocked major streets in the city following the grand jury’s refusal to not indict Officer Darren Wilson as “very, very determined,” and with a “very strong message” on Tuesday.
In this episode, The United West explores humorous CNN Coverage of Ferguson riots… Follow The United West on Twitter @TheUnitedWest
After a Ferguson, Missouri grand jury decided not to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson for shooting eighteen year old Michael Brown in apparent self defense, Ferguson erupted in protests, some of which unfortunately became violent. Protesters looted stores, set buildings on fire,
We now know that just before Monday night’s riots, Michael Brown’s stepfather screamed “Burn this bitch down!” to a mob as Brown’s mother stood silently by. The end result was utter chaos. More than a dozen businesses were looted and
CNN Legal Analyst Mark Geragos declared the grand jury’s refusal to indict Officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of Michael Brown “a parody of the criminal justice system” on Monday. “This is a parody of the criminal justice system.
While the first day of protests against a Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting of Michael Brown was characterized by violent riots in Ferguson itself, this second night has seen the protests
MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation” host Al Sharpton appeared to be snubbed by the other two cable networks during his Tuesday press conference with Michael Brown’s family in Ferguson, MO. Both CNN and Fox News carried the press conference live, but after the
Both Huffington Post and CNN posted tweets and stories showing readers where to go to attend the Ferguson protests being planned in cities across the nation. But readers were less than appreciative and charged the two news sites with joining
Tuesday CNN aired footage of Michael Brown‘s stepfather Louis Head, on top of a car with Brown’s mother Lesley McSpadden, crying and shouting “Burn this bitch down” during the families emotional reaction after the grand jury announcement that Ferguson Police
UPDATE: The New York Times has posted a correction to the story: “An earlier version of this post included a photograph that contained information that should not have been made public. The image has been removed.” However, the “information that
CNN Correspondent Stephanie Elam reported that police officers were nowhere to be seen as looting and fires ravaged Ferguson during riots in the city on Monday. Elam said that where she was, “we saw a good number of police officers
FERGUSON, Missouri—-KMOV-TV reports that the majority of stores that were damaged or completely destroyed during Monday night’s violent riots in Ferguson were minority owned. Fire Departments around the St. Louis County Area put out 25 structural fires caused by vandals
A Ferguson-area resident named Kelly predicted that business destroyed by looting in the area were “not going to rebuild” and Ferguson was “going to be like a ghost town pretty soon” in an interview on CNN Tuesday. “This is crazy.
Tuesday afternoon on CNN’s “Wolf,” host Wolf Blitzer asked Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) what she thought of the grand jury’s decision in Ferguson. “I know you’ve been in close contact with the Brown family before this grand jury, have
Tuesday afternoon on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Tapper asked St. Louis Alderman Antonio French whether or not Michael Brown’s stepfather played a role in the violence that engulfed the streets of Ferguson in the wake of the grand
On Monday night, a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri declined to indict Officer Darren Wilson over the shooting of 19-year-old Michael Brown, because both the physical and eyewitness evidence concluded that Wilson was acting in self-defense, which supported his case.
CNN National Correspondent Jason Carroll was forced off a live shot from Ferguson by protesters who screamed at him and accused him of forwarding the police’s narrative on Tuesday. Follow Ian Hanchett on Twitter @IanHanchett
Tuesday on CNN, network correspondents Don Lemon and Van Jones got into a heated exchange about the riots Monday night in Ferguson after the grand jury announcement that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson will not face charges for fatally shooting
Tuesday on CNN, retired lieutenant general and the commander of Joint Task Force Katrina Gen. Russel L. Honoré said if the riots in Missouri cant be controlled the next step is “the Insurrection Act.” Partial transcript as follows: It takes a lot
CNN correspondent Sara Sidner was hit in the head with a rock while reporting live from Ferguson, MO on Tuesday. Sidner said that she was OK and had been “hit with much worse in my day.” She continued to report,
CNN reporter Sara Sidner was struck in the head by a rock thrown by one of the hooligans protesting the outcome of the Ferguson grand jury. Sidner appeared uninjured after being struck by the rock. Several rocks could be seen
Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson released a letter thanking his supporters after news broke that a grand jury had decided not to indict him for the shooting of Michael Brown. The statement was read live on KSDK, the St. Louis
The looting of an O’Reilly Auto Parts store in Ferguson, MO in the wake of the grand jury’s decision to not indict Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown was captured live on CNN on Monday. Follow Ian
Ferguson Market and Liquor, the store that Michael Brown robbed before he was killed by Officer Darren Wilson was looted during the aftermath of the grand jury’s decision to not indict Wilson as CNN’s cameras rolled on Monday. Follow Ian
