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Watching the Same Shooting, Seeing Different Stories

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The video from Minneapolis showing the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents has sparked debate, with viewers reaching very different conclusions about what happened. To explain why the same footage can look so different, Evan is joined by Sandra Ristovska, Assistant Professor of Media Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder.

2 Feb 12PM English South Africa News Commentary

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