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“Media Contagion” Is Factor in Mass Shootings
https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2016/08/media-contagion
“Media Contagion” Is Factor in Mass Shootings
https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2016/08/media-contagion
DENVER — People who commit mass shootings in America tend to share three traits: rampant depression, social isolation and pathological narcissism, according to a paper presented at the American Psychological Association’s annual convention that calls on the media to deny such shooters the fame they seek.
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Johnston and her coauthor, Andrew Joy, BS, also of Western New Mexico University, reviewed data on mass shootings amassed by media outlets, the FBI and advocacy organizations, as well as scholarly articles, to conclude that “media contagion” is largely responsible for the increase in these often deadly outbursts.
The prevalence of these crimes has risen in relation to the mass media coverage of them and the proliferation of social media sites that tend to glorify the shooters and downplay the victims, Johnston said.
“We suggest that the media cry to cling to ‘the public’s right to know’ covers up a greedier agenda to keep eyeballs glued to screens, since they know that frightening homicides are their No. 1 ratings and advertising boosters,” she said.
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Does Media Coverage Inspire Copy Cat Mass Shootings?
Alex Pew, Lauren Goldbeck, Caroline Halsted, and Diana Zuckerman, PhD, National Center for Health Research
http://www.center4research.org/copy-cats-kill/
Does Media Coverage Inspire Copy Cat Mass Shootings?
Alex Pew, Lauren Goldbeck, Caroline Halsted, and Diana Zuckerman, PhD, National Center for Health Research
http://www.center4research.org/copy-cats-kill/
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As long as the media continue to focus their news stories on the attacker, it is likely that these copycats will continue.[13] Dr. Adam Lankford of the University of Alabama has conducted several key studies of the media coverage of mass shootings and the motivations of the shooters. For example, he found that between 2010 and 2017, some mass shooters got more media attention in the month following the attack than the most famous celebrities, such as Brad Pitt.[7] In the months following a shooting, the shooters continued to get more attention than professional athletes and only slightly less than film and TV stars.[7] Other researchers have found that the more people who are killed in mass shootings, the more media coverage of the shooters and the event, in terms of front page coverage, photos and information about the shooters, size of the photos of the shooters, and number and length of the articles about the shootings.[14, 15]
https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2016/08/media-contagion
“Media Contagion” Is Factor in Mass Shootings
https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2016/08/media-contagion
DENVER — People who commit mass shootings in America tend to share three traits: rampant depression, social isolation and pathological narcissism, according to a paper presented at the American Psychological Association’s annual convention that calls on the media to deny such shooters the fame they seek.
…
Johnston and her coauthor, Andrew Joy, BS, also of Western New Mexico University, reviewed data on mass shootings amassed by media outlets, the FBI and advocacy organizations, as well as scholarly articles, to conclude that “media contagion” is largely responsible for the increase in these often deadly outbursts.
The prevalence of these crimes has risen in relation to the mass media coverage of them and the proliferation of social media sites that tend to glorify the shooters and downplay the victims, Johnston said.
“We suggest that the media cry to cling to ‘the public’s right to know’ covers up a greedier agenda to keep eyeballs glued to screens, since they know that frightening homicides are their No. 1 ratings and advertising boosters,” she said.
[Emphasis added]
Alex Pew, Lauren Goldbeck, Caroline Halsted, and Diana Zuckerman, PhD, National Center for Health Research
http://www.center4research.org/copy-cats-kill/
Does Media Coverage Inspire Copy Cat Mass Shootings?
Alex Pew, Lauren Goldbeck, Caroline Halsted, and Diana Zuckerman, PhD, National Center for Health Research
http://www.center4research.org/copy-cats-kill/
...
As long as the media continue to focus their news stories on the attacker, it is likely that these copycats will continue.[13] Dr. Adam Lankford of the University of Alabama has conducted several key studies of the media coverage of mass shootings and the motivations of the shooters. For example, he found that between 2010 and 2017, some mass shooters got more media attention in the month following the attack than the most famous celebrities, such as Brad Pitt.[7] In the months following a shooting, the shooters continued to get more attention than professional athletes and only slightly less than film and TV stars.[7] Other researchers have found that the more people who are killed in mass shootings, the more media coverage of the shooters and the event, in terms of front page coverage, photos and information about the shooters, size of the photos of the shooters, and number and length of the articles about the shootings.[14, 15]
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