Reliable Sources
Reliable Sources examines how journalists do their jobs and how the media affect the stories they cover in this CNN program.
Mark Follman, author of "Trigger Points," discusses myths, data, and the media's response to mass shootings
Reliable Sources
Apr 7, 2022
What does the media get wrong about covering gun violence? Mother Jones national affairs editor Mark Follman, author of "Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America" talks with Brian Stelter about "getting in front" of the story "instead of reacting to it." Follman debunks oft repeated myths, unpacks unhelpful headlines, and discusses how to combat sensationalism in an audience desensitized to mass shootings.
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