Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
Abstract
Ferguson, Missouri, has a population of roughly 21,000 people. Thirty cities in Missouri have larger populations. The Edward Jones Dome, where the St. Louis Rams play football, seats three times as many people. Most of us had never heard of Ferguson prior to August 9, 2014, when a police oficer named Darren Wilson shot and killed an unarmed black teenager named Michael Brown. But, to paraphrase the grim observation of Ambrose Bierce, war is how Americans learn geography. So, as violence and vandalism erupted on its streets, the nation turned its attention toward Ferguson and labored to understand the place, its people, and its problems.
Recommended Citation
Niehoff, Leonard. "Ethics for Media Lawyers: The Lessons of Ferguson." Communications Lawyer 31, no. 3 (2015): 19-20.
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2015, Published in Communications Lawyer 31, no. 3, Summer (2015), by the American Bar Association. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. This information or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or downloaded or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association