The plight and subsequent rescue of 12 Thai youth soccer players captured the media’s attention, but some say the story overshadowed that of children separated from their parents at the southern border. Is there merit to the criticism?

On this week’s edition of Beat the Press, Emily Rooney was joined by Dan Kennedy, of Northeastern University; Callie Crossley, of WGBH News; Josh Benton, of the Nieman Journalism Lab; and Adam Reilly, of WGBH News.