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Media to U.S.: Lose the Guns, Get Sophisticated

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:23:35 +0000

Amy Menefee

I’m a rare combination: a trained journalist who grew up understanding the value of guns.

My dad taught me how to shoot and made sure I understood safety, my rights and my responsibility – namely, that the government wouldn’t be around if I suddenly needed protection.

I’ve been rather queasy reading and hearing journalists’ take on the Virginia Tech shooting.

Media Blame Businesses in the Wake of Tech Tragedy

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:04:33 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

Last week after tragedy struck Virginia Tech and a gunman took 32 innocent lives, the media portrayed legal businesses as complicit in the murders.

The media coverage quickly turned into a raging debate about gun control, with reporters on the three major networks blaming a number of businesses that committed no crime. ABC’s Brian Ross was the worst offender, painting Roanoke Firearms as the villain on several different ABC programs.

ABC News Distorts Own Poll Showing Culture as Most Culpable in Virginia Tech Massacre

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0000

CMI Press Release

Alexandria, VA—ABC News conducted a poll that showed 40 percent think the culture is responsible for gun violence like that which occurred at Virginia Tech. Yet ABC did not mention this critical finding on ABC's World News on April 23. Instead, the network focused on the poll's findings on gun control. This is a clear example of cherry-picking the facts to fit a liberal bias.

NY Times Movie Reviewer Ignores Evidence about Effects of Media Violence

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0000

Kristen Fyfe

In his April 23 story, “Drawing a Line from Movie to Murder,” New York Times movie reviewer A.O. Scott turns a blind eye toward the evidence as he seeks to debunk people who argue that Seung-Hui Cho was influenced by the violence that pervades our popular culture.

Scott irresponsibly ignores decades of social science studies that show a direct correlation between the consumption of violent media (movies, television, video games, and music) and increases in aggressive actions and attitudes.

NY Times Movie Reviewer Ignores Evidence about Effects of Media Violence

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0000

Kristen Fyfe