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On trial in the media

It has been a month since the death of Trayvon Martin, and though no arrests have been made, is it the media’s role to put Martin’s shooter on public trail? Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., Colorlines.com’s Kai Wright, Demos’ Rich Benjamin, and Columbia University’s John McWhorter discuss the racial tensions being played out in the media.