Considering the way the media works is not tangential to understanding Baltimore. The vast majority of us following the chaos, after all, are not getting our information by looking out the window of our row house or by walking up North Avenue: We’re seeing it on television, watching videos online, hearing reports on the radio, or reading about it in newspapers and magazines. And just because media frames are often unintentionally established by networks and editors, and unconsciously consumed by readers and audiences, doesn’t mean they don’t exert their pull on us.
Source: salon.com