By Sam Stone There’s a tape. For two days, the media has known that Christian Ziegler, the Florida GOP chair under fire over accusations of sexual assault by a former partner who reportedly maintained a long-term relationship with Ziegler and his Mom’s for Liberty wife Bridget, had turned over to police a video tape of the alleged encounter that appears to largely refute the accusations made against him. In any reasonable media landscape, this should be big news: a prominent official is accused of rape, then produces video evidence of his innocence. It’s juicy. It’s timely. It is most certainly news.
Ziegler, Media and Morality
Ziegler, Media and Morality
Ziegler, Media and Morality
By Sam Stone There’s a tape. For two days, the media has known that Christian Ziegler, the Florida GOP chair under fire over accusations of sexual assault by a former partner who reportedly maintained a long-term relationship with Ziegler and his Mom’s for Liberty wife Bridget, had turned over to police a video tape of the alleged encounter that appears to largely refute the accusations made against him. In any reasonable media landscape, this should be big news: a prominent official is accused of rape, then produces video evidence of his innocence. It’s juicy. It’s timely. It is most certainly news.