New Mass Shooting in USA...Watch it leave news cycle..in a hurry, page-465

> "The identity of the killer is irrelevant to this news"

That is your opinion.

> "Do you disagree with the premise that mass shooters are partially motivated by the attention mass shooters receive?"

No, I don't disagree.

News outlets are becoming more circumspect in naming shooters.

"Within the last three years, many American newsrooms, including NPR's, have reduced both the frequency and prominence with which they name suspects in mass shootings."

https://www.npr.org/sections/publiceditor/2021/03/25/981170871/npr-standards-need-more-clarity-around-when-to-name-a-mass-shooter


You are creating a false equivalence between Case 1 and Case 2.

"Case 1: Journalist releases name which continues cycle of mass shooters."

How do you prove that ?

If multiple journalists name a suspect, which one is responsible ? The first one ? All of them ?

There is no direct link between a journalist and any subsequent crime.


"Case 2. Law abiding person owns firearm, it is then stolen and used in a crime."

If the gun was properly secured and not stolen, no crime.

The gun owner is directly linked to the crime.


"If restricting journalists doesn't work, we can consider other options. Fair? "

So, in your view, is #2A more important that #1A ?