Independent journalist Ken Klippenstein challenged conflicting narratives circulating about Tyler Robinson by obtaining online chats and speaking with a childhood friend of the 22-year-old man accused of assassinating far-right activist Charlie Kirk.
I don’t disagree that having a counter during the initial heat of things was necessary. I’m just saying it bothers me that the delivery wasn’t “here’s some good lines of questioning and the conclusions they lead to” and was instead to saturate the front page with absolute certainty. That just feels disingenuous now, and made it more difficult to come across new verified information, which is really just a disservice to everyone.
I don’t disagree that having a counter during the initial heat of things was necessary. I’m just saying it bothers me that the delivery wasn’t “here’s some good lines of questioning and the conclusions they lead to” and was instead to saturate the front page with absolute certainty. That just feels disingenuous now, and made it more difficult to come across new verified information, which is really just a disservice to everyone.