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Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 02:52 PM Jun 2013

Comparing how press covered one moment in Zimmerman trial

I am comparing how different news outlets report this same event. It was the moment that Martin's parents saw the graphic photos and heard the 911 tape. Martin's father left the courtroom first followed by his mother shortly afterwards. Interesting how the details differ. Am I right that the coverage suggests the importance each paper placed on this moment? And that the paper's tone or attitude was also conveyed in their choice of words? Please feel free to post more examples if you happen to stumble on them as you read about the case. Even rightwingers for comparison sake.

Daily Mail:

As jurors in the George Zimmerman murder trial were presented with the pictures, some of which were close-ups of the teen's body and gunshot wound, Tracy Martin diverted his eyes away from the screen before leaving.

Trayvon's mother Sybrina Fulton stayed for a time and stared straight ahead or closed her eyes when the harrowing images were shown.
She also left the Sanford, Florida, court room a short time later.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2348155/George-Zimmerman-trial-Trayvon-Martins-parents-walk-jurys-shown-graphic-photos-sons-body.html#ixzz2Xd3v4rEQ


ABC News:
Trayvon Martin's mother abruptly left the courtroom when the tape with the screams was played in court.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-shot-trayvon-martin-wanted-prosecutor/story?id=19470272#.Uc8cqG0S6JQ

At one point, a tape of a 911 call was played and screams for help could be heard in the background. Trayvon Martin's father wept and his mother stormed out of court while the tape was played.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-jury-sees-photos-slain-trayvon-martin/story?id=19479056&page=2#.Uc8a2m0S6JQ



Time:
On Tuesday, jurors were shown images of shooting victim Trayvon Martin’s body — taken just moments after his death — in the second day of court proceedings in the second-degree-murder trial of George Zimmerman. The photographs drove Martin’s parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, from the courtroom.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/06/25/graphic-photo-drives-trayvon-martins-parents-from-court-room/#ixzz2Xd4bFkKa


Mediaite:

Jury consultant Susan Constantine told Kelly that as soon as the photos and description began to appear, Trayvon Martin’s father got up and exited the courtroom. “His chin was wrinkling up, his eyes were welling up,” she reported, “and he very briskly walked out the door.” Constantine noted that Trayvon’s mother stayed seated in the courtroom throughout the testimony and “remained composed” the entire time.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/trayvon-martins-father-exits-courtroom-when-prosecution-shows-graphic-photos-of-sons-corpse-to-jury/


Miami Newsday:
The parents of Trayvon Martin left court today after graphic pictures of their son's body moments after he was shot dead were shown on a projector screen.
As jurors in the George Zimmerman murder trial were presented with the pictures, some of which were close-ups of the teen's body and gunshot wound, Tracy Martin diverted his eyes away from the screen before leaving.

Trayvon's mother Sybrina Fulton stayed for a time and stared straight ahead or closed her eyes when the harrowing images were shown.
She also left the Sanford, Florida, court room a short time later.

http://www.miaminewsday.com/national/11616-george-zimmerman-trial-trayvon-martin-s-parents-walk-out-of-court-after-jury-is-shown-graphic-pictures-of-their-son-s-body.html#sthash.oUmxhBih.dpuf


Miami Herald:
The last images of Trayvon’s face and body were too much for his parents, with his father, Tracy Martin, leaving the courtroom in tears and his mother, Sybrina Fulton, averting her eyes from the photos.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/25/3469412/judge-to-decide-if-jurors-should.html#storylink=cpy


CNN:
Martin's mother left the courtroom.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/24/justice/zimmerman-trial

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Comparing how press covered one moment in Zimmerman trial (Original Post) Generic Other Jun 2013 OP
Miami Newsday and Herald, CNN came closest to actual reporting REP Jun 2013 #1
Good point Generic Other Jun 2013 #2

REP

(21,691 posts)
1. Miami Newsday and Herald, CNN came closest to actual reporting
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 02:57 PM
Jun 2013

Report what happened - now what you think happened, or how you feel about what happened. Don't feel the news at us.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
2. Good point
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 03:07 PM
Jun 2013

ABC reporting she "stormed" out was interpreting a feeling behind her action. And not one anyone else reported.

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