The New York Times Went to Baltimore, and Only Found the Police Worth Talking to

NYT coverage of the Baltimore protests has stuck mainly with government sources.

For readers who turned to Tuesday’s New York Times site (4/28/15) for news of the ongoing Baltimore protests following the death in police custody of Freddie Gray, they found a terrifying tale of rioters throwing cinder blocks at firefighters trying to put out arson fires, as the city was beset by people with “no regard for life.”

Whose tale was it, though? Here’s the first six original citations from the Times story:
“police said”
“police said”
“police also reported”
“police said”
“state and city officials said”
“police acknowledged”

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