Mass Shootings: Media, Myths, And Realities (crime, Media, And Popular Culture)
by Jaclyn Schildkraut Ph.D. /
2016 / English / EPUB
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This book provides readers and researchers with a critical
examination of mass shootings as told by the media, offering
research-based, factual answers to oft-asked questions and
investigating common myths about these tragic events.
This book provides readers and researchers with a critical
examination of mass shootings as told by the media, offering
research-based, factual answers to oft-asked questions and
investigating common myths about these tragic events.
• Tackles common misconceptions about mass shootings perpetrated
by and through the media and provides information that grounds
the realities of such events in empirical evidence
• Tackles common misconceptions about mass shootings perpetrated
by and through the media and provides information that grounds
the realities of such events in empirical evidence
• Explores the history of mass shootings, both before and after
the infamous 1999 Columbine High School event and shootings that
occurred in and out of schools
• Explores the history of mass shootings, both before and after
the infamous 1999 Columbine High School event and shootings that
occurred in and out of schools
• Addresses common myths associated with mass shooting events by
the media, such as how often and where they occur and the absence
of any warning signs
• Addresses common myths associated with mass shooting events by
the media, such as how often and where they occur and the absence
of any warning signs
• Helps readers understand the realities of these events,
including their international reach, the potential warning signs,
and how evidence associated with the events can provide clues
into why they occurred
• Helps readers understand the realities of these events,
including their international reach, the potential warning signs,
and how evidence associated with the events can provide clues
into why they occurred