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Sessions May Subpoena Media in Leak Probes
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions is “reviewing policies affecting media subpoenas.” While in Congress, Vice President Mike Pence proposed a shield law to protect journalists.
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NRA to New York Times: ‘We’re Coming For You’
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National Rifle Association ad says it will “fisk” the newspaper, using a term for refuting an article point by point.
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The OJ Overload: Media Turns Back Clock to 1994
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The live TV coverage of the former football star’s Nevada parole hearing was “astonishing,” says criminologist James Alan Fox. What if the media gave that much time and attention to important criminal justice stories, like the broken parole system?
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NRA Takes on Washington Post in Video
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The National Rifle Association took aim at the newspaper in an NRA TV video after the Post published a story about an NRA video that was criticized for inciting violence toward liberals.
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100 Newsrooms Are Collecting Hate Crime Reports
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Trying to fill the gaps in an FBI count of hate crimes, ProPublica and journalism partners are collecting thousands of reports on hate crimes and developing news stories from tips in the new database.
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Journalists, Mass Shootings and the ‘Copycat Effect’
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A study finds widespread support among U.S. journalists for naming and publishing photos of perpetrators in mass shooting events. A co-author of the study says reporters were “largely ambivalent” about research showing that coverage can lead to “copycat” incidents.
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Poor Domestic Violence Coverage May ‘Perpetuate’ Abuse
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A recent study by the New York City Mayor’s Office argues that “inadequate” or sensationalist coverage of Intimate Partner Violence—and in particular of homicides linked to domestic violence cases─prevents serious public debate on the issue.
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How Media Exaggerated Kids’ Witnessing Shootings
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The Dallas Morning News traces how many media reports wrongly said that 4.2 percent of U.S. children witnessed a shooting in the past year.
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Some Media Tell More Nuanced Stories On Shootings
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Milwaukee’s Precious Lives Project produced a 100-part weekly series covering youth violence, including its cost to taxpayers and a search for solutions.
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Palin Sues NYT Over Editorial Error on Shooting
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin alleged defamation over an editorial that linked the 2011 shooting of Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) to an ad circulated by Palin that put Democratic districts in crosshairs. The Times issued a correction, saying there was no link between political rhetoric and the shooting of former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ).