I. The Hype
Politan is reporting "shocking and breaking news" and has told his audience that they should follow him, as he tweets these "shocking" new developments in the case of Baby Lisa.
The hype continues.
Needless to say, nothing "shocking" nor "breaking" was reported on the special which HLN was careful to promote during the day.
Here is what we have thus far:
1. Parents report kidnapping, with detail that is not plausible.
2. Parents' speech indicates that the baby is deceased.
3. Mother's speech indicated for deception.
4. Parents refuse to cooperate with police after mother fails polygraph.
5. Parents lawyered up; propaganda seeks to take attention off of parents.
6. Police search home and learn that human decomposition was indicated in the parents' bedroom.
Police may have been very close to getting Jeremy Irwin to confess what happened, but when the attorneys volunteered their services, police were stymied and Jeremy Irwin then announced that he would not speak to police without Deborah's presence; thus ensuring that she could correct him at any time.
II. Propaganda...read more
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