I am not trying to make light of what happened in Virginia this week. My heart and feelings truly go out to anyone affected by the tragic events. Rather, it highlighted something I've been thinking of lately: do the media shape how we think or merely provide us with the news? In the quest to report on the story for a new angle they're readers will "stay tuned" too, reporters today appear to trying to do both.
My verdict is still up in the air, but you can be the judge based on the following headlines all covering the recent events at Virginia Tech:
- Gunman's family had hard life in Korea--AP posted to Houston Chronicle
- Va. Tech Gunman Writings Raised Concerns--AP posted to ABC News
- Faculty was concerned about gunman--NY Times
- In morbid plays, Cho's characters dreamed of killing--CNN
- Heroic acts bright spot amid U.S. campus tragedy--Reuters
- Gunman is described as quiet and 'always by himself'--NY Times
- Virginia Tech shooter reportedly on anti-depression meds, increasingly angry leading up to massacre--AP posted to Salt Lake Tribune
- Will Virginia shootings spur Congress to act?--MSNBC
- 'Signs were there,' shooter's classmates say--USA Today
- President again takes role as 'Consoler in Chief'--Washington Post
1 comment:
It's interesting that the president made it so quickly to VA. Tech but tooks days to make it to New Orleans. What's behind the two trips and the timelines?
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