as the outcry intensifies over missing chinese tennis star peng shuai. and kamala harris becomes the first woman ever to hold us presidential powers whilejoe biden had a medical procedure. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. thank you forjoining us. a us teenager who shot dead two people and injured another during racialjustice protests in wisconsin last year has been found not guilty of murder. kyle rittenhouse had argued that he was repeatedly attacked and had acted in self defence. the protests in the city of kenosha came after a black man, jacob blake, was shot by police. mr rittenhouse and the men he shot are all white. prosecutors said that the teenager had behaved like an armed vigilante who provoked several violent encounters. our correspondent nomia iqbal reports from kenosha. the defendant will rise and face the defendant will rise and face the the defendant will rise and face the jury the defendant will rise and face the jury. fi
now on bbc news, it s time for the media show. hello. last week s attack in liverpool leads our conversation today. how do you report responsibly on an incident like that? when is the right moment to use the word terrorism? and is the doorstep morally wrong? also on the media show a new streaming service launched on sky this week. can the traditional tv stations claw back an audience from netflix and disney? let s start by introducing today s guests. simon walker is a chief executive at marquee tv. and simon, for listeners who don t know, what exactly is marquee tv? thank you, katie, good to be here. marquee tv is netflix for the performing arts but, as i think we ll discuss, that shorthand doesn t work any more when netflix has eaten the world. so i like to think of us as the ultimate arts companion in this niche of lovers of performing arts and culture. thanks, we ll talk about that later. julia alexander, you are a senior strategy analyst at parrot analytics, welcome.
the jury. a dangerous vigilante or someone acting in self defence? after 26 hours, thejury decided kyle rittenhouse s fate. we, thejury, find the defendant, kyle h rittenhouse, not guilty. the 12 men and women of thejury accepted the teenager s claim that he killed out of fear for his safety. somehow, some way, those 12jurors found that he was innocent. yelling. outside court, the political divisions this case has caused were clear. you attack me, i have the right to defend myself! that s was what kyle was on trial for, that s what he was acquitted for! ok, so you re telling me that if two guys come up to you and accost you, you can t defend yourself? that s what was on trial today! there is no way in a land of law where a person can shoot three people, killed two of them, and be acquitted. there sjust no way. the shooting happened against the backdrop of nationwide protests over racism and police brutality following the murder of george floyd. in kenosha, another black man,