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How responsible--or complicit--is the media in publicizing violent acts which are invariably imitated?

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The media should be tried along with the murderers
They do more harm than good
It's important to expose evil at any cost
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No wrong answers. What effect do you think having something like the Uvalde tragedy on the news and websites 24/7 has on fragile human psyches, some of whom are craving notoriety? You and I are probably repulsed by the footage of people running in terror from a lunatic, but I believe that video is appealing to far too many sick sociopathic individuals; they don't care HOW they get attention as long as they DO.

I think the media gets a pass on this, and I think it's wrong. No one seems to even THINK about it.

Don't forget that the media is NOT a public service; it is BIG BUSINESS, paid for by ad dollars from Big Pharma and corporations and car manufacturers.

Those of you who know me? Yes, I am indicting the very industry I work in. There are terrific people in TV, as well as cretins I wouldn't give you a nickel for.

Again, no wrong answers, tell me your opinions, please, without ad hominem attacks, those are subject to deletion.
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CountScrofula · 41-45, M
So the media went into this major change where they stopped publicizing names and photos of mass shooters so they wouldn't give 'fame' to the people who did it. Like most people can't name the Uvalde shooter.

Didn't work. There's very likely a copycat effect because people see it as a vaiable option but the only thing the media could do is literally just never mention it when say, twenty people die in a supermarket and then why even have news.

The problem is social decay and access to guns. Media ain't driving this.
uncalled4 · 56-60, M
@CountScrofula I believe that all three have an effect, along with insufficient means of handling mental illness. These are perfect storms.