Associated Press recently admitted that the AP censors black crime.

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Senior News Editor since 2011
Media Censorship of Connection between Race Ethnic Group and Crime
Posted on August 17, 2012

Associated Press

Tom Kent, deputy managing editor for standards and production at The Associated Press recently admitted that the AP censors black crime.

Last March Kent said that race is not usually mentioned unless it is a “hate crime.” As you know, the media rarely declares black on white crime to be a “hate crime.” Only the extremely rare white on black crimes are ever considered a “hate crime” in the media.

Kent said that if the police are looking for an at large suspect they may mention race. However, Kent stated “but once a person is captured, it probably would not be germane to the story.”

In other words, unless the perp is white or the police specifically ask for it, the AP censors the race of black crime perpetrators.
 
Kent said that if the police are looking for an at large suspect they may mention race.

Then again, they may not, which is usually the case. Just looks at the "suspected TNB" section.
 
LBJ did it, as outlined in the 6 million page Kerner Commission report.
DID NOT WORK, DID IT?


The only genuine, long-range solution
for what has happened lies in an attack—
mounted at every level —upon the conditions
that breed despair and violence. All of us
know what those conditions are: ignorance,
discrimination, slums, poverty, disease,
not enough jobs. We should attack these
conditions—not because we are frightened
by conflict, but because we are fired by
conscience. We should attack them because
there is simply no other way to achieve a
decent and orderly society in America
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Address to the Nation
June 27, 1967


Important segments of the media failed to report ade
quately on the causes and consequences of civil disorders and
on the underlying problems of race relations.
They have not
communicated to the majority of their audience—which is
white—a sense of the degradation, misery, and hopelessness of
life in the ghetto.

These failings must be corrected, and the improve
ment must come from within the industry. Freedom
of the press is not the issue. Any effort to impose gov
ernmental restrictions would be inconsistent with fun
damental constitutional precepts.
We have seen evidence that the news media are
becoming aware of and concerned about their perform
ance in this field. As that concern grows, coverage will
improve. But much more must be done, and it must be
done soon.
The Commission recommends that the media:
Expand coverage of the Negro community and of race
problems
through permanent assignment of reporters familiar
with urban and racial affairs, and through establishment of
more and better links with the Negro community.
Integrate Negroes and Negro activities into all aspects of
coverage and content, including newspaper articles and tele
vision programing.
The news media must publish newspapers
and produce programs that recognize the existence and activi
ties of Negroes as a group within the community and as a
part of the larger community.
Recruit more Negroes into journalism and broadcasting
and promote those who are qualified to positions of significant
responsibility. Recruitment should begin in high schools and
continue through college ; where necessary, aid for training
should be provided.
■ Improve coordination with police in reporting riot news
through advance planning, and cooperate with the police in
the designation of police information officers, establishment
of information centers, and development of mutually accept
able guidelines for riot reporting and the conduct of media
personnel. MOSTLY PEACEFUL?

■ Accelerate efforts to insure accurate and responsible re
porting of riot and racial news, through adoption by all news-
gathering organizations of stringent internal staff guidelines.
■ Cooperate in the establishment of a privately organized
and funded Institute of Urban Communications to train and
educate journalists in urban affairs, recruit and train more
Negro journalists,
develop methods for improving police-press
relations, review coverage of riots and racial issues, and sup
port continuing research in the urban field.
Chapter 16.—The Future of the Cities
By 1985, the Negro population in central cities is
expected to increase by 68 percent to approximately
20.3 million. Coupled with the continued exodus of
white families to the suburbs,
this growth will produce
majority Negro populations in many of the Nation's
largest cities.
The future of these cities, and of their burgeoning
Negro populations, is grim.
Most new employment
opportunities are being created in suburbs and out
lying areas. This trend will continue unless important
changes in public policy are made.
 
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