EP 19. Why Does the Media Always Protect Him & Not the Truth?

What this episode is aboutThere is a script. It runs every time someone asks a question nobody wanted asked. This episode names the architecture — how media framing, community culture, and heritage culture operate in similar ways to protect the powerful and silence the inconvenient. From himpathy to legal language, from Jeffrey Epstein to Lauren Goodger, J'K tracks the pattern and asks who it serves.In this episodeThe script that runs every time an inconvenient question gets asked — and why that's not an accidentMisan Harriman and what happens when inquiry itself becomes the crimeHimpathy — the disproportionate sympathy extended to powerful men at the expense of those they harmedRussell Brand, Phillip Schofield, Jeffrey Epstein — the column that runs in your mind and what it tells usLauren Goodger — she stood in her truth, was told to stay silent, was put on trial by the media, and the man was convictedTechnology-facilitated abuse — what it is, Refuge's 207% surge in referrals, and why survivors reporting online harm are four times more likely to have a negative experience with the policeNot guilty is not the same as innocent — what a verdict does and doesn't reachThe Like Me moment — the quiet, stubborn refusal to let the frame decide what your truth is worthHeadlines don't just appear — and three questions worth asking before you react, share, or decideResourcesRefuge — UK's largest domestic abuse charity. National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247. Available 24 hours, 7 days a week.Support organisations for survivors — full list on the Like Me Officially podcast For listeners outside the UK — please check for support local to you. About Like Me OfficiallyLike Me Officially is hosted by J'K Frederick. This is where raw truths meet reflection, exploring self-advocacy, challenging social narratives, and moving beyond surviving into something that actually looks like living.ConnectSubstack: https://jkfrederick.substack.com/s/like-me-podcastInstagram: @likemeofficially Get full access to J'K Here at jkfrederick.substack.com/subscribe