Incentive structure for the next shooter: get your name pushed to millions of people. Name itself has no news value. Its “newsy”, not news. https://twitter.com/lauraelizdavis/status/927321743865257984 …
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This is the recommendation of so many experts in this field. Deny them the sensationalism they seek. Enough already. https://twitter.com/Abt_Thomas/status/927541831356829696 …
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This isn't calling for some censorship. It's not that hard to implement. Media already does this, successfully, for suicide reporting
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Media: we learn almost nothing from your profiles of the killers—except you help inspire the next one. Here's the story: guns and attention.
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I'm for naming, but not sensationalizing. Bury the name, focus on victims. Profiles can't & don't stop conspiracies. https://twitter.com/Koreandogwood/status/927555785684606977 …
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Here's a thread with my long-form writing on how media is helping fuel copycat mass murders, with links to research.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/914814143068241920 …
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Absolutely. Report the news, focus on the victims and the structural issues that fuel escalation.https://twitter.com/sandy_research/status/927559931569561601 …
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There should be a protocol of silence, as for suicides. But it needs to be an established psychological effect, like the Werther effect.
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Media coverage should focus on victims & survivors, not killers.
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Far beyond useless, it's been shown to be a feature in the fantasies of those who go on to commit mass murders.
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