Best practices for covering mass shootings:https://www.poynter.org/news/best-practices-covering-mass-shootings …
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2. As more information becomes available, be careful to be accurate and contextual. Small details can take on inappropriate levels of importance in the early reporting stages. Those details can be harmful to the truth if they are inaccurate or out of context.
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3. Avoid speculating about mental illness or allowing unqualified sources to speculate about mental illness. Witnesses, law enforcement & politicians usually know very little about the topic in general, are likely to know even less about the role of mental illness in this tragedy
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4. Avoid images of the shooter that could be seen as glorifying him by others who might be inclined to other acts of violence.
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5. Superlatives, like “the deadliest mass shooting ever,” could possibly lead to contagion. Avoid using them in teasers, tweets and other formats where context is absent. Instead, use them in reporting formats where you can bring more context.
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No. Stop naming the shooter altogether. They don't need to be made famous, encouraging other people to seek the same type of attention.
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