The media debate that took off in late May was notable for its emotion and urgency, particularly in the language from journalists who have extensively covered gun violence.ĭavid Boardman, dean of the Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University and former executive editor of the Seattle Times, told Philadelphia Magazine on May 26 that “we, as journalists, have to face up to the fact that our textual description of this sort of heinous crime, and pictures of these innocent young children, in their angelic form, isn’t moving citizenry and isn’t moving, certainly, the political machine the way it needs to be moved.” Recent mass shootings, including one in which 19 elementary school children were killed in Uvalde, Texas, have pushed some journalists to suggest news outlets should publish, or consider publishing, graphic images from those shootings to show the unvarnished reality of what fired bullets do to human bodies. JShould news outlets show graphic images of mass shooting victims? Researchers and other experts weigh in.īy Clark Merrefield, The Journalist's Resource June 28, 2022 Should news outlets show graphic images of mass shooting victims? Researchers and other experts weigh in.īy Clark Merrefield, The Journalist's Resource
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