Best practices for covering mass shootings:https://www.poynter.org/news/best-practices-covering-mass-shootings …
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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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