From Kobe to Kirk: Why TMZ Keeps Crossing the Line

<![CDATA[The sound of laughter spilled out from TMZ’s newsroom as news broke of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. It was a jarring soundtrack to a tragedy, and though the outlet rushed to issue an apology, blaming the cheers on a separate car chase unfolding on another screen, the damage was already done. When people hear clapping and laughter moments after the murder of a young father and conservative leader, they don’t stop to parse excuses. They feel the sneer. They recognize the callousness. And many wonder if this wasn’t simply another mask slipping.  ]]>