Unmasking Copaganda: How Media and Policing Fuel Mass Incarceration
Date and Time
Dec 4, 2025 4:30 pm
Location
14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
Dec 4, 2025 4:30 pm
14th & V
Brown, Goldstein & Levy and partner Jacqueline Cadman, head of BGL’s Criminal
Defense Section, are honored to host nationally recognized civil rights attorney Alec
Karakatsanis, founder of Civil Rights Corps and author of Copaganda: How Police and
the Media Manipulate Our News, for a meaningful discussion on how media is used to
fuel mass incarceration.
Mr. Karakatsanis will be joined by a local reporter for a discussion on the role of media
in shaping narratives about crime, the systemic harms caused by “Copaganda,” and the
pathways toward dismantling mass incarceration.
This event will be held at Busboys and Poets at 14 th and V on December 4, from 5-8pm.
It will provide legal professionals, advocates, and community leaders with valuable
insights into the intersection of media, public perception, and the criminal legal system.
This discussion is part of a series aimed at solving social problems and is presented by
Brown Goldstein & Levy’s Criminal Defense Section. Audience participation is
encouraged.
RSVP by emailing Andi McIver at amciver@browngold.com.
Learn more about BGL’s Criminal Defense practice area here.
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