Anchor/reporter Casey Ferrand conducts a panel of guest speakers, who discuss media coverage of mass shootings as well as accuracy in reporting, ethics, and responsibility.
Tom Teves, co-founder of No Notoriety and father of Aurora shooting victim, describes the call he received when he learned about his son’s fate. (Part 1)
Tom Teves, co-founder of No Notoriety and father of Aurora shooting victim, describes the call he received when he learned about his son’s fate. (Part 2)
“Just because you know something does not mean you need to publish it,” said Emily Lane, NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reporter. Discussion about sensitive details and whether they add value to a story is very important, Lane said.
Teves asks journalists who are covering mass shootings to not focus so heavily on the individuals who commit these crimes.
Andrew Seamen, Reuters Health senior medical journalist and SPJ ethics chair, explained the importance of verifying all information that goes into a news story.