THIS IS CNN: CNN Criticized for “Sexist” Coverage of YouTube Shooting.
After local authorities confirmed the suspect was a woman, CNN’s screen read “Female Suspect Dead” and on-air personalities speculated as to reasons for the incident.
One personality, CNN’s crime and justice reporter Shimon Prokupecz, speculated on The Situation Room that the motivation for the shooting was “perhaps a love triangle.” Ongoing conversations centered on the possibility of the shooter reacting to a relationship-gone-bad.
The coverage was immediately called out as odd on Twitter, with many pointing out Porkupecz’s “love triangle” remark in particular.
They went there.