Mass Killings: The Role of the Media

The Columbine High school shooting was the most covered news story of 1999 in the United States.

It set a precedent for the blanket coverage of random mass killings we see today: the rush to the crime scene; the pictures of the killer; their life story; their posts…

But could this media coverage be contributing to the problem?

This film looks at the evidence and the movement to change media coverage of mass shootings.