Zimmerman Trial Witness Demonstrates Power of Media to Shape Opinion

Matthew Sheffield
July 10th, 2013 8:15 AM
Long the focus of attention, the national news media's persistently inaccurate photographic portrayals of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin appear to have clearly influenced one of the witnesses in the trial of his killer, George Zimmerman. While NBC News's dishonest editing of an audio clip of Zimmerman appears to have only temporarily skewed public opinion, during testimony last week it…