What we need is proportionate reporting: divulging facts for their relevance. Media that totally ignored the messianic angle, like the Washington Post, the South Florida Sun Sentinel and TCPalm, probably went too far the other way. AP played it well, in my opinion: putting it in the 13th of 20 paragraphs, plus the response from a former inmate and messianic teacher.
At least some media carried the even-handed conclusion by Omar Saleh, a CAIR attorney. As he told CBS Miami and other media: “Just like on June 12, when I was stressing that Mateen’s actions do not speak on behalf of Islam, I know that whatever religion Mr. Schreiber is, his actions do not speak on behalf of his religion.”
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