Morning Shift: What role does media play in portraying urban violence?

Morning Shift: What role does media play in portraying urban violence?
Morning Shift: What role does media play in portraying urban violence?

Morning Shift: What role does media play in portraying urban violence?

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Ad exec and author of “Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority” Tom Burrell talks about the impact of negative images in the media on African-American communities. And, a local doctor returns from Brazil after caring for the U.S. team at the World Cup. Photo: Flickr/betsyweber