Anti-gun group sponsors ‘gun violence’ training for journalists

By Patriot Outdoor News

This “workshop” isn’t journalism training.

It’s proselytizing.

The Phoenix-based Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, which is affiliated with the Columbia Journalism School, recently announced they are offering a two-day workshop on covering guns and “gun violence.” It’s open to reporters, editors, bloggers and photographers.

Here’s their rationale:

“When it comes to reporting on guns, local and regional reporters bear the primary burden. They are often trapped into narrow deadline-driven beats with little time to develop expert sources, investigative angles or broader perspectives,” the release states. “And newsrooms and news managers are unprepared for the overwhelming, spasmodic tragedy of mass shootings. As a consequence, …read more

Via:: Patriot Outdoor News