Nick Craig Filling In On The TJ Ritchie Show
Nick Craig of The Carolina Journal News Hour Fills In On This Friday Edition of The TJ Ritchie Show
Hour 1:
​Segment 1:
Subject: Nick begins the show by talking about a story at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington that is gaining national attention. The story includes several students defacing a memorial that the college’s Turning Point USA chapter made for Charlie Kirk on the school’s spirit rock. There is a 24-hour rule for things that are painted on the sprit rock, and a group of Liberal students broke that rule.
Segment 2:
Subject: Nick continues talking about the controversial situation at UNCW from the previous segment. He explains that the Liberal students who defaced the spirit rock are negatively influenced by their professors and other influences that Charlie Kirk is an evil person that shouldn’t be memorialized. Nick goes on to talk about how he can’t understand how these Liberal students can do something like this to a peaceful display of remembrance.
Segment 3:
Subject: Nick pivots to talk about the current situation surrounding Charlie Kirk. He references an article describing that “one-third of students believe that violence is a way to stop campus speech”. He goes to explain how ridiculous and inhumane this ideology is in the public discourse, as well as out-of-control incidents that have occurred on other college campuses.
Segment 4:
Subject: Nick explores a survey that talks about controversial topics that college students on the Left think should result in violence. These students believe that Right-leaning figures who speak out against the topics, such as the Israel-Palestine conflict, should be silenced for speaking about these topics. Nick believes that what is being taught in college classrooms should be investigated to prevent students from thinking negatively about the students who speak up.
HOUR 2
Segment 1:
Subject: Nick talks about how shocked he is about how much media attention Jimmy Kimmel has received about his controversial comments about Charlie Kirk. Kimmel and his late-night show have been suspended by ABC following his remarks about the tragic killing. Nick mentions that national TV news networks are still discussing this story, over a day after it was announced by executives at Sinclair Broadcast Group and ABC Television.
Segment 2:
Subject: Nick shares a breaking news story from CNN about Jimmy Kimmel meeting with ABC executives about his suspension. Nick talks about the Live coverage that MSNBC and CNN are giving to the story, as well as the evolution of late-night television and its audiences.
Segment 3:
Subject: Nick continues to talk about how Jimmy Kimmel decided to make his comments about Charlie Kirk, even after officials in Utah held a press conference earlier that day announcing charges for suspect Tyler Robinson. Nick explains how Kimmel’s comments have created a “domino-effect” for ABC on a national level, a local level with their affiliates, and a revenue level with their advertisers. He also speaks with a caller about his opinions regarding the late-night television landscape.
Segment 4:
Subject: Nick talks about Jimmy Kimmel trying to take legal action regarding his suspension from ABC. Nick spins this story into a discussion about free speech, giving the example of how Kamala Harris celebrated Donald Trump getting removed from Twitter, now known as X. He goes on to say that just because you think speaking out about something is free speech, that’s not always the case.
