O.J. Simpson Coverage From New York Times Draws Outrage for Saying the Accused Killer’s Trial ‘Ruined His World’
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Media outlets covered the death of O.J. Simpson in a variety of ways, but social media users took issue with posts from NPR and the New York Times in particular. No, it wasn’t for the usual reason of alleged liberal bias — it was over obituaries that seemed too deferential to his NFL accolades while minimizing his murder trial.
On Threads, NPR’s initial post on Simpson’s death read, “BREAKING NEWS: The football great Orenthal James Simpson, known as O.J., has died.”
OJ Simpson unlocks peak NPR pic.twitter.com/L4uuTHdzKv
— Mandy Stadtmiller (@mandystadt) April 11, 2024
The story’s headline read, “O.J. Simpson, football legend acquitted of notorious killings, dies at 76.” It didn’t mention the alleged murders until the third paragraph and first mentioned his status as a legendary football player, his cancer and his appearances in movies and commercials.
Yes, NPR: O.J. Simpson was truly a killer player! pic.twitter.com/BLQ3sfF4pn
— The Kosher Red Pill (@KosherRedPill) April 11, 2024
While Simpson was found not guilty in a criminal trial, many who observed the highly publicized proceedings disagreed with the verdict. Simpson also lost a civil case finding him liable for the murders. NPR’s piece didn’t mention the civil judgment but introduced the murders with the phrase, “In 1994, he made headlines for another reason.”
The story was later updated to mention the murder allegations, as well as his acquittal, in the story’s lead.
Seriously NPR?
I would have written it as "The football great Orenthal James Simpson, known as the man who murdered Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman and got away with it, has died. https://t.co/sE7Nsk5biG— Marc (@GDoc2001) April 11, 2024
NPR’s initial post was made to Threads due to NPR no longer posting on X. The network left the platform in protest following Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter and the subsequent spread of misinformation.
It's real. NPR ran with a praise-filled post description of "football great" OJ Simpson on Threads, the preferred social media network of double murders.@elonmusk's X would have had a @CommunityNotes attached to it already. You're a Journalism professor? pic.twitter.com/lR2nKAf1Pq
— Matt Swider (The Shortcut) (@mattswider) April 11, 2024
Meanwhile, the New York Times was taken to task for writing that O.J. Simpson’s trial “ruined his world.”
Incredible. The New York Times declares that O.J. Simpson was the real victim. pic.twitter.com/KuE8aOGF4c
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) April 11, 2024
It later removed the phrase from its story, headlined, “O.J. Simpson, Football Star Whose Trial Riveted the Nation, Dies at 76.”
The original and updated @nytimes obituary for OJ Simpson
Guess I’m not the only one who had an issue with the line “his world was ruined” pic.twitter.com/x8xYxvnPR8— J9 (@janinebogris) April 11, 2024
HIS world was ruined? *HIS* WORLD WAS RUINED? JFC, New York Times, I think a few other peoples lives were MORE ruined by O J Simpson than his was when he was correctly accused of murdering his wife and a stranger.
— Shannon Reed
(@sreed151) April 11, 2024
Poor OJ Simpson. His world was ruined after he committed a double homicide. pic.twitter.com/zGevF38Jzy
— Joseph R Reagan (@JosephRReagan) April 11, 2024
I was today years old when I found out that O.J. Simpson’s world was ruined after he murdered two people. But thanks to the New York Times, now I know. https://t.co/I0FUHmCwl8
— urban myths, legends (@urbanmyths) April 11, 2024
Jesus. THEIR worlds were ruined. pic.twitter.com/w1YJtfpb7K
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Catherine Thee Liberal Dem (@CMargaronis) April 11, 2024
His world was ruined? Passive voice? What about the worlds of Nicole Brown Simpson? What about Ron Goldman, the very young man who was unlucky enough to be performing an act of kindness at that moment? What about their worlds? #NYTHasFailed
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Smitty
#Biden/Harris2024! (@Smitty7of7) April 11, 2024
Who thought it was appropriate to include this in this killer's obit: the murder trial "ruined his world."
A jury in the murder trial, which held up a cracked mirror to Black and white America, cleared Mr. Simpson, but the case ruined his world.— orgfarmer (@orgfarmer) April 11, 2024
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