What the Media Neglect to Mention About the Politician Who Murdered a Journalist

This week, a jury found former Nevada politician Robert Telles guilty of assassinating investigative journalist Jeff German over articles he had written about him exposing the Clark County public administrator’s alleged misconduct in office. German’s investigation, which aired internal allegations accusing the local official of corruption, bullying his staff, and having an affair with a subordinate, led to Telles stabbing the dogged reporter to death in retaliation.

The two-week Telles trial made national news, given the gruesomeness of the crime and the motive underlying German’s premeditated murder.

However, the media, for the most part, neglected to mention that the now-convicted murderer was a Democratic official.

The New York Times, NBC News, ABC News, Rolling Stone, and The Hill all made no mention of the killer’s party affiliation when covering his conviction.