From headlines to campaign ads: how the Memphis Safe Task Force narrative went unchallenged

By: Rev. Earle Fisher

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: August 17, 2026

Words: 936

Last Updated: 1 day, 4 hours ago

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In January, I published an open letter to the Memphis media. It was not an attack on journalists. It was an appeal to journalism.

My argument was straightforward: if Memphis was going to have an informed public conversation about crime, policing and public safety, local media would have to do more than repeat official statements. It would have to interrogate them. It would have to examine the assumptions beneath the headlines, test public claims …

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