News Summary

• Traditional news organizations were cautious in their midafternoon coverage of Charlie Kirk’s assassination Wednesday not to depict the moment he was shot.
• In practical terms, though, it mattered little.
• Gory video of the shooting was available almost instantly online, from several angles, in slow-motion and real-time speed.
• On X, there was a video showing a direct view of Kirk being shot, his body recoiling and blood gushing from a wound.
• YouTube said it was removing “some graphic content” related to the event if it doesn’t provide sufficient context.