2016 Edition Of The Journalist’s Guide To Gun Violence Coverage

One detail that should be mentioned, but is too often overlooked, is the model of the gun used to kill someone. Get this information from the police and do an internet search for other crimes involving this model.

This is how gun bans are born and you can be a part of it!

If you run across useful information about safe gun handling or how guns actually work, do not share it with the public. People fear and hate things they do not understand.

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Broadcast news teams should have stock video on hand showing a machine gun firing on full automatic. Run this video while describing common semi-automatic guns used in a crime or confiscated by police. At the least, a large graphic of a handgun should be displayed behind the on-air personality when reading any crime story, even if guns are not involved. Guns should be the symbol of crime.

Do not waste words describing criminals who use guns to commit crimes. Instead of calling them burglar, rapist, murderer, or repeat offender, simply use the term “gunman“. This helps the public associate all forms …Read the Rest

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