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Arrest Made in Charlie Kirk Killing as Comcast Rebukes Coverage and Firings Follow

Comcast urged restraint following MSNBC’s firing of analyst Matthew Dowd over his on-air remarks.

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FILE - Matthew Dowd, chief campaign strategist for the Bush-Cheney 2004 presidential campaign, speaks at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock, Ark., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
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Charlie Kirk is pictured on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum.

Overview

  • Authorities identified and took into custody Tyler Robinson, 22, on Sept. 12 in connection with the shooting at Utah Valley University that killed Charlie Kirk.
  • MSNBC cut ties with senior political analyst Matthew Dowd after he linked inflammatory rhetoric to violence during breaking-news coverage, and he later apologized before defending himself in a Substack post.
  • Comcast executives, including CEO Brian Roberts, President Mike Cavanagh and Versant CEO Mark Lazarus, issued a memo urging respectful coverage and saying the network must “do better.”
  • Institutions acted over social-media posts about the killing, with the Carolina Panthers firing communications staffer Charlie Rock and le TennTennessee State University dismissing assistant dean Laura Sosh-Lightsy.
  • DC Comics canceled a planned Batman spinoff citing conduct standards after a writer’s posts, and author Stephen King apologized for a false claim about Kirk that drew backlash and threats of legal action.