Is CNN whitewashing — literally — the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting suspect?
The network is being accused of making the accused, Esteban Santiago, appear to have a lighter skin tone in the photo it aired this afternoon.
CNN aired a black-and-white version of a color photo of Santiago:
CNN writer and producer Stephanie Gallman tweeted the same b&w photo:
#CNN has obtained a pic of the Ft. Lauderdale shooting suspect Esteban Santiago. pic.twitter.com/TxbudJuTxT
— Stephanie Gallman (@sgallman) January 6, 2017
But here’s the original image making the rounds in the media:
https://twitter.com/wesearchr/status/817479872612208640
The black and white version sure does conceal his complexion and Islamic keffiyeh, doesn’t it?
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