After US conservative youth activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday, there was wall-to-wall media coverage. Journalists and commentators offered condolences in raw, on-air reactions. Many were heartfelt, some were angry. This week on FRANCE 24’s media show Scoop we ask about the role of the media amid surging political violence in the United States. Our guest this week is Benjamin Ginsberg, a professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University.
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