As long as we continue to give them the notoriety they crave, this will keep happening.
Volume 62 Issue 2, February 2018
Special Issue: Media Coverage of Mass Killers: Content, Consequences, and Solutions
Guest Editors: Adam Lankford and Eric Madfis
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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 - Adam Lankford, Eric Madfis, 2018
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 f...
