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The US media should rethink coverage of firearm violence

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  • Michelle Degli Esposti

    (University of Michigan
    University of Oxford)

  • Zainab Hans

    (University of Michigan)

  • Elyse Thulin

    (University of Michigan)

  • Esther L. Hibbs

    (University of Michigan)

  • Rebeccah L. Sokol

    (University of Michigan
    School of Social Work)

Abstract

In 2023, four US news media outlets gave disproportionately high coverage to rare homicidal events perpetrated by strangers, including mass and school shootings, yet covered disproportionately few of the more common types of firearm violence, such as domestic violence. We call for responsible media coverage of firearm incidents to realign reporting to reality.

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  • Michelle Degli Esposti & Zainab Hans & Elyse Thulin & Esther L. Hibbs & Rebeccah L. Sokol, 2025. "The US media should rethink coverage of firearm violence," Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 9(2), pages 234-236, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nathum:v:9:y:2025:i:2:d:10.1038_s41562-024-02095-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-02095-0
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