CNN’s gambit of programming dominated by salacious crime stories is paying off in the ratings, but the strategy can easily result in borderline offensive on-air moments, as exemplified by the following segment about the 21-year-old Hofstra student who was killed by police gunfire .
CNN used an Instagram photo of Andrea Rebello and her twin sister in Halloween costumes as a visual in a segment about the 21-year-old Hofstra student's tragic death by police gunfire.
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On top of the questionable choice of photograph, the production team's use of the "Ken Burns" pan-and-scan to add movement makes everything about the segment a million times more offensive.