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Does the New York Times Have a Double Standard When it Comes to Publishing Mass Shooter Manifestos?

Bias / November 14th, 2023 / By Multiple Writers - Center

By picking and choosing when to shield its readers from hate and when it is “necessary” to expose them to it, the New York Times is not demonstrating a strong belief in the intelligence of its readers.

Mass Shootings, Gun Control And Gun Rights, Violence In America, Race And Racism, Media Bias, New York Times

Could the Maine Shooting Have Been Prevented?

Story of the Week / November 2nd, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

What steps could have been taken to prevent the killing of 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, last week?

Story Of The Week, Mass Shootings, Gun Control And Gun Rights

This Week in Fact Checking: Biden’s Mass Shooting Claim, Offshore Wind and Whale Deaths, Fetterman Body Double

Fact Check / September 28th, 2023 / By Andy Gorel

Notable fact checking coverage across the spectrum this week delved into claims about Biden’s attendance of mass shooting sites, offshore wind development, and John Fetterman’s tattoos.

Facts And Fact Checking, Media Bias, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Nature, Energy, John Fetterman, Mass Shootings, Gun Violence

Biden Doesn’t Mention Christians After Nashville Shooting; Right-Rated Media More Likely to Highlight

Bias / April 4th, 2023 / By Julie Mastrine

When past mass shootings took place inside religious institutions, President Joe Biden mentioned the victims’ religious beliefs — but not so in the case of Nashville.

Media Bias, Liberal Media Bias, Media Bias Alert, Biden, Biden Administration, Mass Shootings

America's Dysfunctional Amnesia Continues to Cost Innocent Lives

Recommended Reading / April 4th, 2023 / By Rebecca Sheehan

The Covenant School shooting needs to be a wake-up call - before it happens again.

Gun Control And Gun Rights, Gun Violence, School Shootings, Mass Shootings

Coverage Polarized, Response Divided Following School Shooting in Nashville

Story of the Week / March 30th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

A mass shooting at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, left many speculating about the shooter's motive and calling for gun reform.

Story Of The Week, Mass Shootings, Gun Violence, Gun Control And Gun Rights, Transgender Issues, Religion And Faith

What the Left and Right are Saying About the Club Q Shooting

Recommended Reading / November 25th, 2022 / By Clare Ashcraft

On Nov. 19, a 22-year-old suspect entered Club Q in Colorado Springs, shot and killed five people, and wounded several more. Here’s how coverage of the shooting has differed on the left and right.

Violence In America, Mass Shootings, LGBTQ Issues, Media Bias

Demolishing Schools After a Mass Shooting Reflects Humans’ Deep-Rooted Desire for Purification Rituals

Recommended Reading / June 28th, 2022 / By "The Conversation" Contributor

After the recent shooting in Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers, some local residents want the school demolished.

Mass Shootings, Texas School Shooting, Psychology

What Are "Assault Rifles" and "Assault Weapons"?

Recommended Reading / June 2nd, 2022 / By Henry A. Brechter

The ambiguity is the result of decades of partisan politics and public confusion about the characteristics of certain guns.

Gun Control And Gun Rights, Assault Weapons, Violence In America, Mass Shootings

Audit: Google Heavily Favors CNN and Left Media in Mass Shooting Coverage

Bias / August 7th, 2019 / By AllSides Staff

RESEARCH REPORT The days following two tragic mass shootings in Dayton, OH and El Paso, TX were extremely active for newsrooms nationwide. But readers who used Google to learn about the shootings may have seen an overwhelming majority of news from left-leaning media sources — CNN, the New...

Media Bias, Google Bias, Google, Mass Shootings

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