***NOTE: A participant in this video, Juan Thompson, has been arrested in connection with bomb threats against multiple Jewish Community Centers and the Anti-Defamation League as well as cyberstalking. BRIC is appalled by these actions, as well as by the anti-semitism and racism underlying such threats. Periodically in 2015, Juan Thompson was an unpaid participant in video produced by BRIC. Our work and contact with Juan Thompson ceased after it was revealed that Thompson had been fabricating elements of stories for The Intercept.***
Watch the full episode of Straight Up: Covering Race from #Ferguson to Freddie Gray with reporters Juan Thompson (The Intercept), Derrick Clifton (Mic), and Jarrett Murphy (City Limits).
This NY Emmy nominated video was created by Megan Donis, Executive Producer & Cinematographer; Sriyanka Ray, Associate Producer; Chris Raddatz, Cinematographer; Gamaliel Ramos, Consulting Producer.
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Producer’s Note: On February 2, 2016 Juan Thompson’s editors at The Intercept published a note to readers that indicated he had fabricated elements of his reporting. Some of the stories that have been retracted or corrected may have been ones he referred to during this interview. BRIC is no longer in collaboration with Juan Thompson.