We are back to the post-9/11 era, in the sense that mainstream news outlets are maintaining a unified state-sanctioned voice, with little dissent allowed to peep through. It's actually much worse, as the range of topics that applies to has been greatly expanded.
They have spent days maintaining a fictional version of Charlie Kirk, a fictional version of his critics, and a fictional version of his assassin, all while trying to hound his critics out of public life. A lot can be achieved if everyone who matters is screaming the same thing into most of the available microphones. We see just how willing and eager they are to do just that.
What a dumb fucking thing to destroy your reputation about, Ezra Klein. Fucking hell.