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The events of injustice, inequality and discrimination on the basis of race, nationality and religion are familiar and common. This discrimination does not remain confined to thoughts and opinions but it rises out in the form of injustice, and inequality not only in the third world but also in the West which claims to bemore civilized and concernedwith humanity. Media is supposed not to spread hatred and discrimination yet it has always been in the hands of the powerful stratum, however, with the advent of social media, the masses are not on the receiving end anymore. They can retaliate and can bring to light their reaction via social media. Thus social media is a platformfor getting the masses’ reaction registered. The present research probes intothe linguistic practices and transitions (if any) of print media for African Americans. It achieves its aim by comparing the print media presentation of the assassination of African Americans in the past and present in the United States of America. The research gets benefitted from the theoretical bearing presented by Van Dijk’s approach to Critical Discourse Analysis. By using the 3D model of Fairclough, the news of the assassination of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and George Stinney on June 16, 1944, are compared. The power of news representation is shifted from the media elites to the common people.

Keywords: Racism, ideological square, violence, news, social media, protest, CDA.