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21 July 2012

How the media shouldn’t cover a mass murder

A look at the "Batman killer" front pages.

By Helen Lewis

Every time there’s a mass shooting, I remember this piece of footage from Charlie Brooker’s BBC series Newswipe. In it, a forensic psychiatrist outlines the guidelines for news reporting of such a tragedy, assuming that your aim is to prevent further ones.

 

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