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Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance

  • Written by Danielle K. Brown, Professor of Journalism, Michigan State University
Media coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substanceProtest leaders at Columbia University are interviewed.AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey

Protest movements can look very different depending on where you stand, both literally and figuratively.

For protesters, demonstrations are usually the result of meticulous planning by advocacy groups and leaders aimed at getting a message out to a wider world or to...

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