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CNN’S ASHLEIGH BANFIELD COMES UNDER FIRE FOR SAYING JAMAICA IS AN “EXTRAORDINARILY VIOLENT PLACE!”

BY: DENIECA BROWN—  CNN News anchor Ashleigh Banfield, came under heavy criticism on social media yesterday when she described Jamaica as an “extraordinarily violent place”. “It’s astounding to think that a lot of people think that Jamaica is a paradise but it is an extraordinarily violent country with a remarkable murder rate,” said Banfield on her program ‘Legal View’. She made the comments after CNN reported on two US missionaries that were killed in an impoverished Jamaican community, where they were trying to build homes. While Jamaica is renown for its high crime rate, social media users nevertheless  slammed the anchor for having a “shaky grasp” of the country’s crime reality and for sensationalizing the problem. Others took issue with the way newspaper stories, in general, report on crime and violence that can create a … Read entire article »

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