MARK HALPERIN: Liberal media didn't report on Minneapolis — it engineered the verdict

Minneapolis ICE officer shooting sparks media bias controversy as outlets accused of selective editing and omitting key footage in Renee Good's death.

One would think, given the national mood, that major news organizations might show some restraint before tossing gasoline on a cultural fire. Instead, too many are refilling their canisters. Political analyst and best-selling author Mark Halperin is Editor-in-Chief of the new interactive live video platform 2WAY.

Facts are still emerging. Multiple videos from various angles are still being analyzed. Investigators are still conducting interviews. Yet the progressive press has made clear it cannot be bothered to wait. It is marching ahead with a predetermined narrative crafted more for political warfare than public understanding.

Many major newsrooms, which claim to be publishing careful, definitive deconstructions of the publicly available video, are excluding, not even acknowledging, videos that cut in favor of the shooter. Outlets that insist they are providing "context," "fact-checking," and "accountability journalism" have deliberately airbrushed away anything that complicates their preferred storyline. The public is being handed a curated reel — not to inform, but to persuade.