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Act I: Not a StoryTrigger: Feb 26—Trayvon Martin killed
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Feb 27—MyFOXOrlando broadcasts first local news coverage
Mar 2—Miami Herald, in an arHcle later retracted for errors, is first to publish George Zimmerman, Trayvon’s killer’s name
Mar 5—Trayvon’s parents hire lawyer Benjamin Crump, who starts working pro bono to publicize Trayvon’s case to the press and civil rights acHvists
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Act II: Building PressureTrigger: Mar 7—First national press (Reuters)
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Mar 8—CBS Morning News runs the story on TV, then Huffington Post picks it up and begins regular coverage
Mar 8—DC resident launches Change.org peHHon for Zimmerman’s arrest a_er seeing news
Mar 7—Reuters publishes first naHonal news story with quotes from Crump suggesHng racial profiling
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Act III: NaHonal ExposureTrigger: Mar 16—Police release 911 tapes
Mar 16—Police release tapes of Zimmerman’s 911 calls on night of killing
Mar 21—Million Hoodie March takes place in New York City
Mar 22—Rally organized by Rev. Al Sharpton, one of Crump’s contacts, draws thousands to demonstrate for Zimmerman’s arrest in Sanford, FL
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Act IV: PoliHcal Agenda WarsTrigger: Mar 23—Obama addresses the case
Mar 23—Obama says if he had a son he would look like Trayvon, calls case a ‘naHonal tragedy’ (Poli?co)
Mar 26—Trayvon’s family deliver 2 million Change.org peHHon signatures to local law enforcement
Mar 28—AcHvists launch campaign against ALEC, a supporter of ‘Stand your Ground’ laws, linking ALEC to Trayvon’s death
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The Right against blame-free portrayal of TrayvonAct IV: PoliHcal Agenda Wars
Act IV: PoliHcal Agenda WarsThe Right against blame-free portrayal of Trayvon
ConservaHve blogosphere frames Trayvon as a thug, pushes meme toward mainstream media: “Drug Dealer ... Marijuana ... School Suspension ... TaRoos ... Gold Teeth”
Liberal bloggers and Trayvon supporters cry foul
Mar 26—The Daily Mail—Trayvon suspended THREE Hmes for ‘drugs, truancy, graffiH and carrying burglary tool...’
Mar 27—New York Daily News
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Mar 27—Drudge Report further amplifies the marijuana frame, linking to the The Daily Mail story and publishing the photo of Trayvon with gold teeth from Wagist.com arHcle
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Mar 21— Media MaRers’ County Fair blog cites research by the Center for Media and Democracy (PRWatch) that connects ALEC to Stand your Ground laws and the Trayvon MarHn case
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Mar 23—Huffington Post contributors start wriHng ALEC+Trayvon stories ciHng the Center for Media and Democracy’s research
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Act V: Tabloid Court CaseTrigger: Apr 11—Zimmerman charged and arrested
Apr 11—Zimmerman charged with 2nd-‐degree murder (NY Post)
Apr 20—Drudge Report links to story of a young, black Chicagoan claiming to beat up a white man out of anger over Trayvon case
Apr 23—The Tallahassee Democrat runs a flaRering piece on Crump, detailing his publicity efforts, which he republishes on his site
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