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CNN’s Love-Hate Relationship with Citizen Journalists in Minnesota

How the network feels toward them depends, of course, on what is being investigated.

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CNN headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. Inset:Nick Shirley reporting in Minnesota, in a video posted December 26, 2025.

Chris Aluka Berry/Reuters, Screenshot via Nick Shirley/YouTube

CNN has a complicated relationship with citizen journalists.

Whether the network hates or loves them, it might not surprise you to hear, depends on the beat. Take its recently published 2,000-plus-word profile on two Chicago teens who now dedicate their lives to tailing ICE agents and recording their “hateful” conduct.

Becket Adams

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Becket Adams

Becket Adams is a columnist for National Review, the Washington Examiner, and The Hill.

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