TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Media coverage of mass killers: content, consequences, and solutions
JO  - American behavioral scientist
A1  - Lankford, Adam
A1  - Madfis, Eric
SP  - 151
EP  - 162
VL  - 62
IS  - 2
N2  - In recent years, major media organizations have wondered if their coverage of mass shooters actually increases the risk of future attacks, and have asked how their reporting could be improved. In response, 149 experts have called for media to stop publishing the names and photos of mass killers (except during ongoing searches for escaped suspects), but continue reporting the other details of these crimes as needed. Here, we review some of the most important scientific findings on (a) the nature of media coverage of mass killers, (b) its consequences, and (c) solutions that could help make this coverage safer, and summarize how new studies published in this special issue of American Behavioral Scientist add to this valuable knowledge base.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-7642
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002764218763476
ID  - ref1
ER  -