Have news outlets or watchdogs preserved copies or screenshots of Rob Reiner's posts about the shooting?
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Executive summary
Major outlets and watchdogs have documented and preserved public reactions and posts about the killing of Rob Reiner, but available sources do not specifically state whether independent archives preserved screenshots of Rob Reiner’s own posts about the shooting; reporting instead focuses on others’ posts (including the president’s) and official records [1] [2]. Several major news organizations (Reuters, Washington Post, CNN, New York Times, AP, LA Times) reported and quoted social‑media posts and platform reposts tied to the case [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7].
1. What reporters have captured so far — high‑profile posts, not a full archive
News outlets have preserved and reported high‑profile social posts related to the Reiner killings. Reuters and PBS quoted and described a post by President Trump that linked Rob Reiner’s political views to his death; Reuters noted the Truth Social post and its content and PBS cited the text as well [1] [2]. CNN, Washington Post and others have preserved and reported widely shared reactions from politicians and public figures [4] [3]. These news stories act as a record of selected, newsworthy posts but are not described as a comprehensive archival effort [1] [4] [3].
2. Watchdog preservation — available sources do not mention a single clearinghouse
Available sources do not mention a dedicated watchdog or archive specifically preserving every post or screenshot about the Reiner case. Reporting cites platforms’ posts and reposts as evidence — for example, PBS and Reuters reproduced Trump’s message — but they do not say a third‑party archive (e.g., Wayback, Internet Archive, or a fact‑checking group) has preserved the full set of posts or screenshots [1] [2]. The absence of explicit mention in these reports means independent archival activity may exist but is not documented in the stories you supplied.
3. Platform actions and reposting — what outlets reported
Coverage shows platforms and official accounts played an active role. Reuters and PBS reported the president’s message on Truth Social and noted immediate political backlash [1] [2]. Crooks and Liars flagged an official White House repost of that attack, and outlets cited the repost as part of the record of how the message spread [8] [1]. Those articles function as preserved attestations of what was posted and reshared even if they’re not raw screenshots hosted by archivists [8] [1].
4. Local reporting and law‑enforcement releases — photo questions remain
Some partisan outlets (e.g., Gateway Pundit) have claimed the LAPD or other agencies published and then deleted photos of an arrest [9]. Mainstream outlets cited here (AP, CNN, LA Times, NYT, ABC) focused on the investigation, arrests and court processing; none of these mainstream pieces documented a police post then deletion of arrest photos in the excerpts provided [6] [10] [7] [5] [4]. That discrepancy suggests partisan sites may amplify claims that larger outlets did not verify in their reporting [9] [6].
5. What is preserved in practice — news reports vs. raw screenshots
News stories serve as preservation of the substance and context of posts: Reuters, PBS, CNN and others quoted text and described reactions, creating a durable record in reputable outlets [1] [2] [4]. Those records are useful for verifying what was said and when. But available sources do not state they preserved full, downloadable screenshots or that third‑party archives captured platform deletions in real time; if raw screenshots are required, available sources do not mention where to find them [1] [2] [4].
6. How to proceed if you need screenshots or an independent archive
If you need original screenshots or a comprehensive archive, the sources above imply a two‑track approach: consult major outlet articles (Reuters, NYT, CNN, PBS) for accurate quoted text and timestamps [1] [5] [4] [2], and check institutional archives or platform transparency centers (not mentioned in these reports) for preserved images. Note: the reports provided do not mention any single watchdog that has publicly published a full screenshot archive of posts about the Reiner case [1] [2] [4].
Limitations: these conclusions draw only on the supplied reporting; available sources do not mention explicit archival actions by watchdogs or preservation of Rob Reiner’s own posts about the shooting, nor do they list a public screenshot repository [1] [2] [4].