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Atlanta Murders |
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I must agree |
| Date Posted: |
06/09/2005 |
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As a managing editor for a large, metropolitian newspaper (not the Atlanta Journal) I've been watching and reading this thread and the overall lack of substantive coverage given to recent developments regarding the Atlanta Missing and Murdered cases.
Although our paper is far away from Atlanta, we've devoted considerable ink to this story. We consider the issues of doubt over Williams conviction, especially by parents of the vicitms, and the political stench to the State's case a very compelling and important national story.
It's quite interesting how the Atlanta media has, for so many years, ignored this story, touting the City's line of putting "the right man in prison and ending this nightmare." It's shameful how Atlanta's media has helped promote and nurture this mentality. Why aren't they asking questions and pounding on doors. We are. And we don't even publish in Atlanta. |
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I too have noticed how the Atlanta media have failed to
do much new reporting on the reopening of the Missing and Murdered Children's cases and Wayne Williams' ongoing appeal process. It appears that the media down there is afraid to challenge the strange and seemingly politically driven State's case against Williams. I have a friend who works for WSB Television. She says that Cox Corporate has an unwritten edict against showcasing this story again, fearing it will lead to unrest in the community. This, in itself, is a story!
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