<p>This episode covers a shooting incident at the Washington Hilton Hotel during a major annual dinner that brings together top politicians, press, corporate sponsors, and celebrities, <strong>featuring firsthand details from attendee Mary Katharine Ham.</strong> <br><br>Mary Katharine explains the event’s layout and security, emphasizing the confrontation occurred a full floor above the ballroom, not outside its doors, and describes Secret Service agents streaming into the packed room, the tense uncertainty, and the eventual evacuation through service corridors amid heavy police activity and helicopters outside.<br><br>The discussion then shifts to how the story was reported, including erroneous early reports and debate over quoting a suspected shooter’s manifesto in interviews, with concerns about victim-blaming and glorifying political violence. <strong>What do you think about how the press reported this story that they, themselves, experienced?</strong><br><br>00:00 Weekend Breaking News<br>01:08 Inside The Dinner<br>03:13 Security And Entry<br>04:28 Shots And Confusion<br>06:39 Ballroom Lockdown<br>11:57 Evacuation And Aftermath<br>15:33 Reporting And Rumors<br>17:38 Free Speech Aftermath<br>18:40 Press Tone Under Scrutiny<br>19:17 NPR Clip Breakdown<br>20:55 Assassination Attempts Context<br>22:52 Violence Rationalization Warning<br>23:55 CBS Manifesto Debate<br>26:28 Double Standards And Victim Blame<br>28:13 Host Recap And Reporting Ethics<br>29:16 Event Logistics And Security<br>30:30 Bipartisan Calls For Sanity<br>33:35 What The Real Story Is<br>34:29 Closing Thoughts And Next News<br><br>Mary Katharine Ham<br><br>Normally Podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/normally/id1769997814">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/normally/id1769997814</a><br>Getting Hammered: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-hammered/id1589858387">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-hammered/id1589858387</a></p>