Kansas City Public Radio Hypes Anti-Police Protest Ahead Of Top Cop Pick

A clap back to our old comm studies days . . . 

Agenda setting theory describes the "ability (of the news media) to influence the importance placed on the topics of the public agenda".

And that MIGHT be why our progressive pals are playing up the antics of an obscure local protest group ahead of the selection of a new police chief.

More to the point . . .

The KC Media Collective is basically a donation-based propaganda outfit . . . But that's not completely fair. They also earn a bit of government subsidy.

And today they're using the support of "listeners like you" to promote protest that might or might not deserve mainstream media attention . . . That's for you to decide.

Check the mission statement . . .

"Friday Night Protest, an activist group that holds weekly demonstrations to honor people killed by the Kansas City Police Department, has taken another step in advocating for police accountability and the victims of police violence."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

This Kansas City protest group created a new model for police accountability

Every Friday around 6 p.m., as many Kansas Citians rush home from work and begin their weekends, the names of people killed by Kansas City police echo through downtown. "We wanted these names to just stay alive in everybody's minds," says Steve Young, who started the somber tradition with his partner, Winifred Jamieson.