The US media should rethink coverage of firearm violence

Michelle Degli Esposti (), Zainab Hans, Elyse Thulin, Esther L. Hibbs and Rebeccah L. Sokol
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Michelle Degli Esposti: University of Michigan
Zainab Hans: University of Michigan
Elyse Thulin: University of Michigan
Esther L. Hibbs: University of Michigan
Rebeccah L. Sokol: University of Michigan

Nature Human Behaviour, 2025, vol. 9, issue 2, 234-236

Abstract: In 2023, four US news media outlets gave disproportionately high coverage to rare homicidal events perpetrated by strangers, including mass and school shootings, yet covered disproportionately few of the more common types of firearm violence, such as domestic violence. We call for responsible media coverage of firearm incidents to realign reporting to reality.

Date: 2025
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