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In response to "I believe these things happen more frequently than we believe, and have for some time. -- nm" by mara

That's my question, really. Did Aurora trigger a spate of reporting?

Posted by TWuG Aug 24 '12, 10:04

We saw one shooting with a weird context that triggered reporting, followed pretty quickly by another and now reporters are covering every shooting. But soon it'll be old news and the reporting will stop, but not the shootings, which never really increased or decreased, but just got more notice.

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I know. Without current statistics, it's hard to say, but I certainly believe it's possible the rate is unchanged and we were all just unaware. -- nm - mara Aug 24, 10:06 3
- bradycampaign.org keeps a list of shootings with 3 or more deaths covered by news putlets - Roger More Aug 24, 10:25
- just curious...you really think these things didn't get the "Breaking News!" treatment? -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 24, 10:18 1
  - Just above there is the link to a shooting with 3 deaths that happened in Alabama 2 weeks ago and this is the first - TWuG Aug 24, 10:23

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That's my question, really. Did Aurora trigger a spate of reporting?

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