CNN’s John King Fails to Explain His ‘Dark Skinned’ Comment on Twitter - COLORLINES: "Last night CNN correspondent John King took to Twitter to offer more context on how he ended up reporting that a suspect, described as a ‘dark-skinned man’ had been arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing. CNN ran with King’s ‘exclusive news’ of the ‘dark-skinned’ suspect for an hour until they announced their report turned out to be false.
‘Source of that description was a senior government official. And I asked, are you sure? But I’m responsible,’ King tweeted on Thursday evening. ‘What I am not is racist.’
King offered his explanation only after the NAACP, Al Sharpton, and the National Association of Black Journalists called him out for his inflammatory reporting.
Even the FBI released a statement asking journalists to be more thorough because his action lead to real world effects.
‘Since these stories often have unintended consequences, we ask the media, particularly at this early stage of the investigation, to exercise caution and attempt to verify information through appropriate official channels before reporting,’ the FBI statement read.
King was quick to point out on Twitter that he was no racist but the online community was quick to remind that ‘racism is about effects, not just intent.’
Check out some of the responses below: (If you’re on a mobile device and don’t see content below please scroll down and select ‘desktop view.’)
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