MSNBC Trends On Twitter After Judge In Rittenhouse Trial Barred Reporter From Courtroom

By Adam

KENOSHA WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 16, The defense and prosecution wait for the judge to give their verdict. … [+]The day begins for Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense at Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha on November 16, 2021. Rittenhouse was accused of killing two demonstrators and shooting Jacob Blake seven times. He was also arrested in August 2020. Rittenhouse (Antioch, Illinois) was just 17 years old at the time. Rittenhouse is charged with felony homicide as well as attempted murder. (Photo by Sean Krajacic–Pool/Getty Images).

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After Judge Bruce Schroeder banned MSNBC’s entry to the courthouse, a cable news company was the subject of discussion on social media. After a cable news producer allegedly followed the bus that carried the jurors on the previous night, the unusual decision was taken.

James J. Morrison was allegedly the person who ran a red light. He said that he was stopped by police and told to go with the bus.

Judge Schroeder indicated that no one from MSNBC will be allowed to enter the building during this trial. “This is a very serious matter and I don’t know what the ultimate truth of it is, but absolutely it would go without much thinking that someone who is following a jury bus, that is a very … that is an extremely serious matter and will be referred to the proper authorities for further action.”

NBC News released a statement saying that the freelancer involved in this incident was the one who caused it.

According to a Thursday afternoon statement from NBC News, “While the traffic violation was committed near the jury van,” a spokesperson stated that the freelancer had never contacted jurors or planned to do so during the deliberations and not photographed them. We regret this incident and we will cooperate fully with authorities in any investigation.

Professor John Watson of the American University’s School of Communication said that the decision to ban the freelancer was extreme.

Watson said to Watson on Thursday that it was a major issue for the judge to ban an entire news agency. “Yes, they should ban him and his manager from the news organisation. While I don’t have any defense, banning entire news organizations for bad acts is not something that we would like to see.

Twitter Responds

Social media users quickly took notice of the court’s decision and shared it with their friends.

The Babylon Bee, a news parody website (@TheBabylonBee), was one of those outlets to make light of it. They tweeted a fake photo captioned, “MSNBC Reporter Seen Hanging ‘The Jurors are Here’ Sign on Their Hotel.”

The noted entertainment trade publication “Kyle Rittenhouse Judge Bans MSNBC After Freelancer Gets Trafic Citations”, bans MSNBC out of Courthouse Variety (@Variety), effectively burying all facts in its tweet.

Rolling Stone (@RollingStone), had a controversial opinion. “Free Speech-Loving Fox News Is Happy That Rittenhouse Judge Banned MSNBC From The Courtroom”

Twitter was also used by multiple conservative pundits to voice their opinion.

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Source:: Social Media Explorer