Ethics in Media ATS2440

Reporters must aim to be more cautious and enforce an ethical guideline regarding the way in which they report events like mass shootings - and take into account the possibility of crossing privacy lines or inspiring other potential 'copycat' offenders.

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http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/10/columbine-effect-mass-shootings-copycat-data

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MASS MEDIA INCITES ANOTHER COPYCAT SCHOOL SHOOTING - TWO ANONYMOUS CONFESSIONS

The ability to kill is itself the social utility of guns. Killing is a legitimate activity in the right circumstances.

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The imposed code of ethics that are in place regarding the media reporting on suicides needs to be seen as the next step for reporting on mass murders.

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http://hunteremkay.com/2012/04/c-is-for-copycat-effect/

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Who are the key stakeholders and interests engaged with the issue of ethics in media?

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“Rampage shooters crave the spotlight, and we should do everything we can do to stop them.”

– Ari N. Schulman, executive editor, New Atlantis

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ANTI-TERRORISM police descended on the University of New South Wales (UNSW) today after being notified of threats made to staff and students at the Kensington campus, in Sydney’s south east.

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#OregonShooting

Dear media,

Do not tell me the name of the campus gunman. I don’t want to know his history or hear people psychoanalyse his reasons for cold blooded murder. In my book he is a terrorist who should never attain any notoriety or fame.

I want to get to know the innocent lives that were snuffed away in their prime, and hear about the heroes who put themselves in harms way to save others.

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This is an example of the medias focus when reporting about a tragedy. Instead of focusing on the victims and the heros of the event, the focus is always on the killer/s. We need to stop this and stop putting fear into the public and giving fame to the offenders.

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Oregon shooting: The mass killing 'contagion effect' - BBC News

A small but powerful breakthrough happened during the reporting of the Oregon Shooting by the Sheriff to the public.

This small consideration needs to be an example to all media platforms reporting on tragedies like this for a change to happen over the glorification of killers.

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Perhaps if these killers knew that their heinous deeds would go 'un-celebrated,' that could possibly be the difference in preventing at least one of these tragedies. Is it not worth trying?

Andy Ostroy - Political and Pop Culture Analyst

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A Challenge to the Media in Reducing Mass Shootings

It's time to take some action in reducing mass murders in the United States, and it can simply start with the media. I challenge broadcast and cable news networks, local TV and radio stations, newspapers and magazines, and news websites to immediately agree to no longer make public the names and photos of these brutal killers.