It seems that mass shootings come in clusters and there have been many in the news of late, which begs the question: Is press coverage a contributing factor? How should the media cover these horrific events? Tom Teves lost his son Alex 10 years ago in the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado and he’s been on a mission ever since. He founded No Notoriety to tell the media: stop giving endless coverage to shooters.
Then, in America Q&A we ask if you think the media should report in detail on every mass shooting?
Next, professor Greg Perreault studies news coverage of these events. He says we should treat mass shootings like a virus and be aware that they can catch….