on October 3, 2015 in World News
Umpqua shooting – a tragedy, not a trend
Umpqua shooting – a tragedy, not a trend by James Alan Fox Another mass shooting sears deep into our collective consciousness, but it is hype and hysteria on the rise, not violence. Although the sense of urgency may be overstated, Obama is certainly correct about the almost formulaic media response. The Oregon shooting had countless news outlets flooding the airwaves and the Internet with questionable statistics on the incidence of mass shootings along with sidebar listings of the deadliest shooting sprees in U.S. history. In the usual rush to offer up some breaking information, news reports were embellished with unconfirmed… View Article
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