Stats+studies+more: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/opinion/the-virginia-shooter-wanted-fame-lets-not-give-it-to-him.html … http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/12/the-media-needs-to-stop-inspiring-copycat-murders-heres-how/266439/ … http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303309504579181702252120052 … http://peterdaou.com/2015/06/time-for-the-media-to-censor-the-names-of-fame-seeking-mass-killers/ …https://twitter.com/KateAurthur/status/650771227091472384 …
@aysrick @KateAurthur Read up on the suicide literature. Dampening press coverage dampened copycat events.
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@zeynep@KateAurthur There's certainly a chance there would be a similar effect with mass shootings. But it's just an assumption & I'm -
@zeynep@KateAurthur not convinced "hey,it can't hurt" is good enough reason to not name shooter.The issue is more how the story is reported - Show replies
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