Shootings revisited

18.04.2007 04:20 PM

It ain’t over till it’s over…

Author Andreas Karsten Topics Democracy Tags , , , , , , Related The EU is struggling – and learning? | Why do we need the nerds? Offline Print This Post

It ain’t over till it’s over…

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The sad list grows longer and longer.

Lonely

Erfurt › Columbine › Emsdetten › Blacksburg

Where next? What next?

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There are so many issues to be discussed, among them

» the dignity of media coverage

» the influence of a culture of weapons

» the double standards we all live with

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Later.

Supportive

Mourning

Vigil

∞

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Comments

3 Comments so far. Leave a comment below.
  1. Andreas Karsten,
    April 20, 2007 at 19:07

    The Cynical-C keeps track of what the media is blaming for the Virginia Tech murders. So far, the list runs to more than 30 items, including South Korea, Bill Gates, Atheists, Bureaucracies, violent video games, and cowardly students.

    Reasons for Virginia Tech

    (via kottke

    Reply
  2. Andreas Karsten,
    April 27, 2007 at 07:07

    John Brown and Tom Engelhardt add a global perspective in “The Blacksburg Massacre in Global Context”.

    (via matthew good)

    Reply
  3. Andreas Karsten,
    April 30, 2007 at 13:08

    Scott Adams notes that

    “every time the media makes a big deal about a high profile suicide there’s a 100% chance it inspires additional suicide.”

    in reference to the study «Media influence on suicide» which is described here at the website of BMJ.

    Reply

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