http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/1130/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/bozells-column/no-tucson-lectures-artists <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Violent music and movies were left out of the media calculus when journalists attempted to understand what made Jared Loughner go on a shooting rampage. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/l-brent-bozell-iii">L. Brent Bozell III</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Within minutes of the news breaking that Jared Lee Loughner had killed six and wounded 12 in a rampage outside a Tucson safeway store, including a critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the news media immediately leapt to the conclusion that the harsh tone of our political discourse - led by conservative talk radio - surely must be to blame.<br /><br /> That narrative turned out to be hogwash, but another one has emerged during the investigation into Loughner's psyche, yet virtually no one wants to discuss it. Was the shooter inspired by the entertainment media?</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/bozells-column/no-tucson-lectures-artists" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Bozell's Column News Analysis Division BrentBozell DonnieDarko DrowningPool JaredLoughner Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:03:00 +0000 admin 657 at http://archive2.mrc.org