Ex-New York Post Editor Denounces Paper's Front-Page Framing After ICE Shooting

David Yelland, a former deputy editor of the New York Post, publicly condemned his old paper for a Friday front-page headline that labeled the Minnesota woman killed by an ICE agent a "'Warrior' of the Left." The Post's cover featured a large photograph of Renee Nicole Good and reported she was an activist with ICE Watch who had been "trained to 'resist'" agents.

Former Editor's Sharp Reaction

Yelland posted a screengrab of the front page on X (formerly Twitter) and called the coverage "a disgrace." He followed with a second post urging journalists at outlets owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch to "grow some balls" and publicly criticize the Post's framing. Replying to Canadian lawyer Warren Kinsella, who called the cover a "smear piece," Yelland asked, "What the f*ck is going through their heads?"

"A disgrace." — David Yelland on the New York Post front page

The Post's Coverage

The Post published a related article in print and on its online homepage, citing "multiple local sources" to describe Good as part of a "lefty enclave" where nearby houses were reportedly "decked out in LGBTQ+ flags or signs depicting George Floyd." The story characterized Good as aligned with an "anti-ICE coalition" and noted that "ICE Watch and adjacent groups can also turn confrontational — with numerous instances of activists ramming agents with their cars in the past," using these details to frame the context around the shooting.

While other outlets have described Good as a mother and an award-winning poet, the Post emphasized that she had sent her child to what it called a "woke" school and noted she "dabbled in poetry." Yelland also criticized other tabloids, including The Sun and The Daily Mail, for coverage that he said treated the shooting as a "both sides" story or highlighted the victim's alleged political views.

Officials, Footage and Fallout

The circumstances of the shooting have been disputed. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a briefing soon after the incident asserting that Good "attacked" agents as they tried to dig their vehicle out of snow and that an officer fired "to protect himself." Former President Donald Trump defended the ICE agent's actions on Truth Social as self-defense. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey strongly rejected that account, calling it "bullsh*t." Since the initial reports, video of the shooting has circulated widely online, prompting renewed scrutiny and debate over what happened and how outlets should report on the event.

The post originally appeared on Mediaite.