The press uses many known tactics to frame narratives, one of which involves the stories they choose to cover or decide not to cover. At ProPublica, we have been delivered a variation on this technique, one that involves timing. The outlet provides a compelling and exhaustive exploration of the ICE deportation flights, but there is one issue concerning the born-on date of their story.
Not much is known about what is involved with and what transpires within these flights of illegal immigrants to foreign countries, but ProPublica has come up with a bit of unique sourcing to learn about the particulars. The outlet conducted interviews with a number of flight attendants from one charter airline company used for these repatriation missions. There is much drama and dark import woven throughout their accounts.
The piece opens with a harrowing tale of a child…
