Amar'e Stoudemire graduates from Miami police academy, becomes police officer
Former NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire, 43, graduated from a Miami law enforcement academy and is now a police officer. Stoudemire told Sports Illustrated it was a childhood ambition rooted in family tradition.
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The story, neutrally told
Right · 2Amar'e Stoudemire, the 43-year-old former NBA forward, has graduated from a police academy in Miami and is now a police officer. Fox NewsR “The former NBA big man, 43, recently graduated from the police academy in Miami and is now a police officer.” Read at Fox News ↗ BreitbartR “graduated from the Miami-Dade Police Academy on Wednesday and became one of Florida’s newest law enforcement officers.” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 1Breitbart quotes a Miami Dade College Instagram post saying Stoudemire graduated from the MDC School of Justice Basic Law Enforcement Academy after months of rigorous training, with special recognition: the Harry 'Coach' Everett Award for contributions to the academy program. BreitbartR “graduating from the MDC School of Justice Basic Law Enforcement Academy after months of rigorous training. And he’s graduating with special recognition” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 2Stoudemire told Sports Illustrated that being a police officer was his answer to a career-day question in elementary school, and that it runs in the family: an uncle who was a captain, the uncle's brother who was a deputy, a cousin who is a captain, and a sister now in the academy. Fox NewsR “It runs in the family. My uncle was a captain. His brother was a deputy. My cousin is a captain. My sister’s in the academy.” Read at Fox News ↗ BreitbartR “And my initial response was a police officer.” Read at Breitbart ↗
Right · 2Stoudemire said the training was demanding, including physical tests and thousands of pages of policy reading; Breitbart reports an 11-month course in which the long-distance running was harder than NBA conditioning. Fox NewsR “endured physical tests and read thousands of pages on policy” Read at Fox News ↗ BreitbartR “his 11-month police academy training was just as tough” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 1Stoudemire said the job's discipline, professionalism and communication echo skills from athletics, and that they hope to guide young people "before they get in trouble". Fox NewsR “catch them before they get in trouble and try to provide some guidance there” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 2Stoudemire said their wife was initially concerned about the danger, but that good training and knowledge of policies and procedures allow for officer safety. Fox NewsR “his wife "was a little bit concerned because obviously being a police officer, there’s some danger to it,"” Read at Fox News ↗ BreitbartR “you’re able to somewhat have officer safety, which is very important, and that’s the goal.” Read at Breitbart ↗
Right · 2Stoudemire was a six-time All-Star and 2003 Rookie of the Year who averaged 17.8 points and 7.8 rebounds, earned over $161 million, and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in August. Fox NewsR “averaged 17.8 points and 7.8 rebounds in his career and was a six-time All-Star” Read at Fox News ↗ BreitbartR “In August, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.” Read at Breitbart ↗
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- Framing
- Both outlets run a feel-good human-interest story about a wealthy star choosing public service, built largely on the same Sports Illustrated interview.
- Emphasis
- Fox stresses the wealth contrast and 'front lines' second act; Breitbart stresses the Knicks and Miami Dade College details, the award, and the difficulty of training.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither names the specific department Stoudemire will serve in or gives a start date; Fox omits the award and graduation date.
- Charged language
- “second act”“on the front lines”“quite the career change”
What every side reports
- Stoudemire, 43, graduated from a Miami-area police academy and is now a police officer.
- He told Sports Illustrated it was a childhood dream and a family tradition.
- His wife was initially concerned about the danger.
- He is a six-time All-Star.
Where accounts differ
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Name of the academy and timing
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- Fox says he 'recently graduated from the police academy in Miami'; Breitbart says the Miami-Dade Police Academy on Wednesday, via Miami Dade College's School of Justice.
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NBA Hall of Famer Amare Stoudemire is now a police officer after graduating from Miami academy
Sympathetic Admiring portrait contrasting Stoudemire's $161 million earnings with a choice to serve, told through family-tradition quotes.
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Former Knicks Star Amar’e Stoudemire Becomes a Miami Police Officer
Sympathetic Celebratory career-change story adding the college's award announcement and training difficulty.
- 15 Oct 18:02 First Fox NewsR NBA Hall of Famer Amare Stoudemire is now a police officer after graduating from Miami academy
- 15 Oct 18:39 +37m BreitbartR Former Knicks Star Amar’e Stoudemire Becomes a Miami Police Officer
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