Created by family members of mass shooting victims, the campaign “No Notoriety” that discourages news coverage of the people who commit mass murders is starting to see progress. The No Notoriety campaign encourages journalists to “recognize that the prospect of infamy could serve as a motivating factor for other individuals to kill others and could inspire copycat crimes,” and keep that responsibility in mind while reporting.
+ A counter-argument to No Notoriety: Requests to not mention the name of a shooter should be ignored because the shooter’s identity is relevant as the story unfolds, and investigations into the lives of shooters is a public service(Washington Post); What it’s like to routinely cover mass shootings: “The routine nature of gun violence is quashing our ability to feel. It means nothing, or almost nothing, to those outside the immediate bubble of the victims. … The shooters only grab our attention if they do something new, like open fire at an elementary school or post a first person video” (Medium); Media organizations responded to President Obama’s call for reporting to put gun violence into context (Poynter)
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