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The problem with covering extremists

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06.04.2026

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The problem with covering extremists

Coverage of figures like Clavicular raises an old question: Does attention inform the public — or empower radicals?

Published April 6, 2026 12:50PM (EDT)

For nearly a decade, journalists have wrestled with a deceptively simple question: Does covering extremists expose them or empower them? The debate came to a head after 2017’s Unite the Right rally, when images of torch-bearing white nationalists in Charlottesville forced newsrooms into a painful reckoning. Reporters had done what they were trained to do — show the public what was happening. But in doing so, they also delivered exactly what the marchers wanted: more visibility for their spectacle, and a sense of cultural relevance. The tiki torches and........

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