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Shoplifting is big news; stealing millions from workers is not

Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on July 19, 2021 by Steven Keehner (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting)) | (Posted Jul 21, 2021)

Urban crime is the golden child of local media, as recent FAIR coverage (6/21/21) has shown. But as FAIR’s Julie Hollar recently noted, the amount of attention given to a topic does not always reflect the seriousness of the situation.