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#Denvershooting @9NEWS reporter, Zack Newman, had covered radical left groups favorably but ignored Marxist influence.
He worked on 9News' "Homegrown Hate" series that profiled right-wing extremists, ignored anarcho-communist groups. https://thenomanzone.com/index.php/2020/10/22/9newszacknewman
#Denvershooting @9NEWS reporter, Zack Newman, had covered radical left groups favorably but ignored Marxist influence.
He worked on 9News' "Homegrown Hate" series that profiled right-wing extremists, ignored anarcho-communist groups. https://thenomanzone.com/index.php/2020/10/22/9newszacknewman
In 2016, Newman covered the ConcernedStudent 1950 group at @Mizzou.
The demands, tactics, & ideology of CS stemmed from neo-Marxism & critical race theory. Here's an article he wrote: https://web.archive.org/web/20160915181341/http://www.komu.com/news/university-of-missouri-system-leaders-discuss-diversity-and-enrollment-drop
The demands, tactics, & ideology of CS stemmed from neo-Marxism & critical race theory. Here's an article he wrote: https://web.archive.org/web/20160915181341/http://www.komu.com/news/university-of-missouri-system-leaders-discuss-diversity-and-enrollment-drop
One of the group's demands was the resignation of the school dean, Tim Wolfe.
Here's a look at the letter ConcernedStudent 1950 issued after forcibly blocking Wolfe's car, including allowing themselves to be hit by the vehicle when the driver tried to get away from the mob.
Here's a look at the letter ConcernedStudent 1950 issued after forcibly blocking Wolfe's car, including allowing themselves to be hit by the vehicle when the driver tried to get away from the mob.
It was a precursor to the activism we see in radicalized BLM groups today. The group demanded equity, that black faculty make up at least 10% of the staff, and required "diversity training" for incoming freshman.
Sound familiar?
Photo from: https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/higher_education/mu-made-sweeping-changes-at-the-top-after-the-fall-2015-protests-but-it-falls/article_7f547ef8-e3af-11e8-99a9-2b8ba6c3d6b4.html
Sound familiar?
Photo from: https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/higher_education/mu-made-sweeping-changes-at-the-top-after-the-fall-2015-protests-but-it-falls/article_7f547ef8-e3af-11e8-99a9-2b8ba6c3d6b4.html
Newman covered the protests for @KOMUnews.
His published work doesn't outline the Marxist influence, despite raised fists on the group's attire. For those unaware, the "raised fist" is a historical communist symbol.
Here's one of the photos from his Facebook page:
His published work doesn't outline the Marxist influence, despite raised fists on the group's attire. For those unaware, the "raised fist" is a historical communist symbol.
Here's one of the photos from his Facebook page:
In that photo, we see many wearing a raised fist.
That symbol is steeped in communist history - including Russia, China, Latin American countries, ect.
Here's some history on the raised fist for those interested: https://thenewamerican.com/the-communist-pedigree-of-the-clenched-fist-salute/
That symbol is steeped in communist history - including Russia, China, Latin American countries, ect.
Here's some history on the raised fist for those interested: https://thenewamerican.com/the-communist-pedigree-of-the-clenched-fist-salute/
Anyway, back to Newman.
During his time at 9News, Newman partnered with other reporters on a "Homegrown Hate" series.
Designed to outline hate groups in Colorado, it had some serious biases. Namely, it ONLY focused on right-wing terror and extremism.
https://www.9news.com/search?q=homegrown+hate
During his time at 9News, Newman partnered with other reporters on a "Homegrown Hate" series.
Designed to outline hate groups in Colorado, it had some serious biases. Namely, it ONLY focused on right-wing terror and extremism.
https://www.9news.com/search?q=homegrown+hate
The series last published in November 2019, but they NEVER published a single article in the discussing left-wing extremism.
This is despite the fact that the Party of Socialism and Liberation has been active in Denver since 2017. https://thenomanzone.com/index.php/2020/10/04/coloradopslmembersfacefelonycharges/
This is despite the fact that the Party of Socialism and Liberation has been active in Denver since 2017. https://thenomanzone.com/index.php/2020/10/04/coloradopslmembersfacefelonycharges/
Today, the emboldened PSL has escalated tactics - multiple members face felony charges after (allegedly) barricading Aurora PD in their precinct for 7 hours overnight. Gas cans were discovered outside the precinct. https://kdvr.com/news/local/aurora-police-trapped-inside-district-1-for-nearly-7-hours-during-protests-last-friday/
The series 9News series didn't just cover clear extremist groups - it also went so far as to profile the Proud Boys, though Newman is not listed as a co-author on that piece. https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/colorado-proud-boys-remain-active/73-78490ce9-3466-4ff1-8522-e5687b1fb2c5
The series also profiled a 21 year old charged w/ a misdemeanor bias crime after he vandalized a bookstore in response to an "all ages drag queen event" marketed for children. Patriot Front stickers were in his backpack.
Event link: https://www.si.edu/events/online?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D145239917/
Event link: https://www.si.edu/events/online?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D145239917/
All of this backtracking into Zack Newman’s history in the news business is relevant -and it brings us back to the day of Lee Keltner’s death in Denver.
Newman said he was attending “opposing rallies” with included far-right militias.
Newman said he was attending “opposing rallies” with included far-right militias.
Newman followed up his initial tweet about “far right” attendees by uploading a video showing presumably “right” individuals walking down the street in camo gear. However, he never tweeted out photos or videos of the hostile radical left mob.
Vid credz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCETWx57PQ55FIwdTawpFPrg
Vid credz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCETWx57PQ55FIwdTawpFPrg
His only tweet about the radical left group showed a single individual lighting a flag on fire.
In that very first tweet, Zack Newman began stretching the truth to favor his own biased perspective.
The rally, thrown by Benghazi veteran John Tiegen, was not a far right militia event in any sense. Nor was it a political rally.
The rally, thrown by Benghazi veteran John Tiegen, was not a far right militia event in any sense. Nor was it a political rally.
The “Patriot Muster” was marketed to everyday citizens as an opportunity for patriots to stand up and express their love for America.
The word “patriot” has no political connotation - it simply means (according to Merriam Webster): someone who loves and supports their country
The word “patriot” has no political connotation - it simply means (according to Merriam Webster): someone who loves and supports their country
While “muster” can be used as a military term - the fact is that this was not a military event or “inspection.” Should any unbiased individual review the event in context, it is clear that this was a gathering, which is considered a readily used definition of the word “muster.”
It is silly to play semantics with a rally named so simply as “Patriot Muster.” But Newman defended his decision to call it a far right militia event by referencing the name “Patriot Muster” (as if there was a right-wing militancy connotation), so I'm addressing those claims.
THE FINAL QUESTION:
Was Newman there that day on the hunt for white supremacy? Is that why he minimized the very real aggression displayed by the Denver Communists and black bloc Antifa, but amplified the untrue claim that this was a right wing militia event?
Was Newman there that day on the hunt for white supremacy? Is that why he minimized the very real aggression displayed by the Denver Communists and black bloc Antifa, but amplified the untrue claim that this was a right wing militia event?
Newman’s reporting history has a trend: radical left organizations saw positive spin. Newman's work in the "Homegrown Hate" series highlighted white supremist hate groups and over-reached to paint individuals / groups...
as hateful extremists, EVEN in instances where there was no real evidence to prove it.
His published reporting on the day of the Patriot Muster attempted to paint the “Patriots” as a far right militia, minimizing the aggression and tactical garb of radical left extremist groups.
His published reporting on the day of the Patriot Muster attempted to paint the “Patriots” as a far right militia, minimizing the aggression and tactical garb of radical left extremist groups.
When Newman’s one sided reporting history is combined with Matthew Dolloff’s partisan leftist views, it suggests that the pair’s obvious biases had played a role in the over-reaction to Lee Keltner approaching them that day at the rally.
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