I know it's fashionable to decry the Daily News front page photo, but why? I'm not clear on why it's any different than any other crime pic
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Replying to @Anthony
@AntDeRosa@mathewi My piece on what we know about how sensational coverage and infamy inspires copycats. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/opinion/the-virginia-shooter-wanted-fame-lets-not-give-it-to-him.html …1 reply 3 retweets 7 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
@zeynep@AntDeRosa: Thanks. I guess in general I'm not in favor of restricting access to info to prevent a theoretical future crime1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @mathewi
@mathewi@AntDeRosa It's not a restriction of news. Gee. There is no compulsory law to put killer's face on every front page.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @zeynep
@mathewi@AntDeRosa You get that this is a choice, right? One choice leads to a well-documented outcome: more copycat killings.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
@zeynep@AntDeRosa: I get that it's a choice, yes. But I think there are other factors at play as well, as you mentioned in your piece1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @mathewi
@mathewi@AntDeRosa So don't call it restriction. And I'm calling it a choice that inspires the next killer, because we know that it does.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
@zeynep@AntDeRosa: It is a restriction of info though. You're talking about the media collectively deciding not to report certain details.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@mathewi @zeynep @AntDeRosa if you haven't seen it, you should all watch @charltonbrooker on this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PezlFNTGWv4&feature=youtu.be …
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