Overview

• MSNBC said analyst Matthew Dowd is no longer with the network after he linked “hateful words” to “hateful actions” during live coverage of Charlie Kirk’s killing.
• Network president Rebecca Kutler called the on-air remarks “inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable,” and Dowd posted an apology saying he did not intend to blame Kirk.
• Employers and universities announced disciplinary actions for posts deemed offensive about Kirk’s death, including firings at Middle Tennessee State Universityity of MiUniversity of Mississippi.
• An anonymously run website titled “Charlie’s Murderers” and conservative activists publicized names and employers of people they said celebrated the killing, intensifying pressure campaigns and doxxing concerns.
• Additional repercussions included a brief suspension for a Florida reporter who texted a gun-control question minutes after the shooting, the reported firing of a Carolina Panthers staffer over a post, and Florida’s education chief warning teachers their licenses could be at risk for “disgusting” comments.