Ryan Routh’s trial didn’t last long. He represented himself, and it is already over: the jury convicted him on all counts. But look what the New York Times was apparently prepared to print:
Just searched Ryan Routh’s name @nytimes and got this result in the first head and subhead. I get it y’all have some kind of prewrite, but why is it preloaded? Routh was just convicted on all charges. Let’s make sure that’s the print edition tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/JfVi05ZrDk
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) September 23, 2025
It is inexplicable–apparently written before the verdict was in, but how could anyone have thought Routh would be acquitted?
This is what you see now if you search “Ryan Routh” on the Times site:
What does it mean? Who knows? Just another day in the wacky news business.
