The hierarchy of national media coverage means that local journalists aren& #39;t trusted to tell the stories of their communities with the urgency they deserve. So instead, big names get flown out in the aftermath of trauma, prepared (& expected) to find + describe it themselves.

The point, that is being missed, is that this violence is everywhere in this country. It can look like Kenosha, but it& #39;s not just vigilante violence or fires burning. It& #39;s the slow churn of things like people not being trusted to tell their own stories, as they are happening.

It& #39;s local journalists becoming fixers & translators, between the people they live alongside and have relationships that rely on trust + integrity. So that when someone is misrepresented or doxxed or tokenized they have to live with those consequences. This is the aftermath too.

I want us to be asking ourselves why we trust some people more than others? Who would even get the chance to work for a national outlet? Who would appeal enough to someone with those connections to be offered mentorship & opportunity?