CBS Ebola Report In Liberia Forgets To Interview Actual Liberians

Publisher:
AJ+
Publication Date:
10 November 2014
Tags:
West Africa, South Africa, Ebola, Press and Media, United States, Canada and Africa

CBS' "60 Minutes" correspondent Lara Logan goes to Liberia to report from the front lines of the Ebola crisis. But some viewers quickly notice a glaring omission: no Liberians talking on camera, ever. Is this another example of a larger media bias in reporting on Ebola? Or is this the only way to get attention in the U.S.?

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