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How the media are covering Charlie Kirk's assassination

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published September 15, 2025 at 5:56 AM HST

NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik joins host Robin Young to discuss how the media is covering the political assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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