TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Don't name them, don't show them, but report everything else: a pragmatic proposal for denying mass killers the attention they seek and deterring future offenders
JO  - American behavioral scientist
A1  - Lankford, Adam
A1  - Madfis, Eric
SP  - 260
EP  - 279
VL  - 62
IS  - 2
N2  - Prior research has shown that many mass shooters have explicitly admitted they want fame and have directly reached out to media organizations to get it. These fame-seeking offenders are particularly dangerous because they kill and wound significantly more victims than other active shooters, they often compete for attention by attempting to maximize victim fatalities, and they can inspire contagion and copycat effects. However, if the media changes how they cover mass shooters, they may be able to deny many offenders the attention they seek and deter some future perpetrators from attacking. We propose that media organizations should no longer publish the names or photos of mass shooters (except during ongoing searches for escaped suspects), but report everything else about these crimes in as much detail as desired. In this article, we (1) review the consequences of media coverage of mass shooters, (2) outline our proposal, (3) show that its implementation is realistic and has precedent, (4) discuss anticipated challenges, and (5) recommend future steps for consensus building and implementation.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-7642
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002764217730854
ID  - ref1
ER  -