WillBrink
01-31-15, 13:13
A group from the Aurora Theater shootings have created this group. The good thing here is, no matter where people fall on other issues relating to mass killings (e.g, gun control, mental health, etc), I think we can all agree on this: The media needs to stop making celebrities of these creatures, which is a motivator for why they do it! This group seeks call out the media to stop doing it, and that's something I can VERY much get behind. How about you? From the site:
The quest for notoriety and infamy is a known motivating factor in mass killings and violent copycat crimes. In an effort to reduce future tragedies, We CHALLENGE THE MEDIA to stop the gratuitous use of the name and likeness of mass shooters thereby depriving these violent individuals the spotlight they so crave.
WHAT MASS KILLERS WANT — AND HOW TO STOP THEM by Ari N. Schulman in The Wall Street Journal.
FBI adopts “Don’t Name Them” campaign. FBI to media: DON’T NAME MASS SHOOTERS.
HOW THE MEDIA CAN PREVENT MASS SHOOTINGS. Forensic psychologist Dr. Park Dietz worries the media has encouraged copycats of mass shootings. LISTEN
“VICTIMS’ PARENTS WANT ‘NO NOTORIETY’ FOR MASS SHOOTERS.” VIDEO Interview on CNN’s Reliable Sources 1/25/14
“DONT SAY HIS NAME” NPR broadcast: On The Media LISTEN 1/30/2015
One day after Aurora theater shooting, victim’s Dad presents challenge to Anderson Cooper of CNN. VIDEO 7/20/12
Aurora theater shooting victim’s Dad to media: “You guys (media) can change overnight, all you have to do is have the courage to stop.” VIDEO
“We’ve had 20 years of mass murders throughout which I have repeatedly told CNN and our other media, if you don’t want to propagate more mass murders, don’t start the story with sirens blaring. Don’t have photographs of the killer. Don’t make this 24/7 coverage. Do everything you can not to make the body count the lead story, not to make the killer some kind of anti-hero. Do localize the story to the affected community and make it as boring as possible in every other market. Because every time we have intense saturation coverage of a mass murder, we expect to see one or two more within a week.” – Park Dietz, MD, PhD, MPH. Dietz is a forensic psychiatrist who has consulted or testified in many of the highest profile US criminal cases.
Site:
http://nonotoriety.com/
Interview on NPR
http://www.onthemedia.org/story/on-the-media-2015-01-30/
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The quest for notoriety and infamy is a known motivating factor in mass killings and violent copycat crimes. In an effort to reduce future tragedies, We CHALLENGE THE MEDIA to stop the gratuitous use of the name and likeness of mass shooters thereby depriving these violent individuals the spotlight they so crave.
WHAT MASS KILLERS WANT — AND HOW TO STOP THEM by Ari N. Schulman in The Wall Street Journal.
FBI adopts “Don’t Name Them” campaign. FBI to media: DON’T NAME MASS SHOOTERS.
HOW THE MEDIA CAN PREVENT MASS SHOOTINGS. Forensic psychologist Dr. Park Dietz worries the media has encouraged copycats of mass shootings. LISTEN
“VICTIMS’ PARENTS WANT ‘NO NOTORIETY’ FOR MASS SHOOTERS.” VIDEO Interview on CNN’s Reliable Sources 1/25/14
“DONT SAY HIS NAME” NPR broadcast: On The Media LISTEN 1/30/2015
One day after Aurora theater shooting, victim’s Dad presents challenge to Anderson Cooper of CNN. VIDEO 7/20/12
Aurora theater shooting victim’s Dad to media: “You guys (media) can change overnight, all you have to do is have the courage to stop.” VIDEO
“We’ve had 20 years of mass murders throughout which I have repeatedly told CNN and our other media, if you don’t want to propagate more mass murders, don’t start the story with sirens blaring. Don’t have photographs of the killer. Don’t make this 24/7 coverage. Do everything you can not to make the body count the lead story, not to make the killer some kind of anti-hero. Do localize the story to the affected community and make it as boring as possible in every other market. Because every time we have intense saturation coverage of a mass murder, we expect to see one or two more within a week.” – Park Dietz, MD, PhD, MPH. Dietz is a forensic psychiatrist who has consulted or testified in many of the highest profile US criminal cases.
Site:
http://nonotoriety.com/
Interview on NPR
http://www.onthemedia.org/story/on-the-media-2015-01-30/
.