May 13, 2021
Experts say people often perceive equally deadly mass shootings in very different ways depending on how random the violence seems to be.
SHOW TRANSCRIPT
You re an editor or producer in a national newsroom. Two mass shootings come in over the wire. One took place inside a home.the other at a crowded grocery store. Both saw multiple confirmed deaths. Both suspects are dead.
What do you cover first? And what gets the most airtime? Experts say people often perceive equally deadly mass shootings in very different ways depending on where they happen and how random the violence seems to be. And that affects how those shootings are covered.