Title |
Media Agenda Setting Regarding Gun Violence before and after a Mass Shooting
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Published in |
Frontiers in Public Health, January 2017
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DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00291 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Jared Michael Jashinsky, Brianna Magnusson, Carl Hanson, Michael Barnes |
Abstract |
Gun violence is related to substantial morbidity and mortality with surrounding discussions framed and shaped by the media. This study's objective was to explore national news media's reporting of gun violence around a mass shooting. National news pieces were coded according to categories of gun violence, media frames, entities held responsible, responses, and reporting of the public heath approach. Individuals were held responsible for gun violence in 63% of pieces before and 32% after the shooting. Lawmakers were held responsible in 30% of pieces before and 66% after. Background checks were a proposed gun violence prevention method in 18% of pieces before and 55% after Sandy Hook, and lethality reduction of firearms was in 9% before and 57% after. Following a mass shooting, the media tended to hold government, not individuals, primarily responsible. The media often misrepresented the real picture of gun violence and key public health roles. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Switzerland | 2 | 22% |
United States | 1 | 11% |
Unknown | 6 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 5 | 56% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 22% |
Scientists | 1 | 11% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 32 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 6 | 19% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 19% |
Student > Master | 5 | 16% |
Researcher | 2 | 6% |
Librarian | 1 | 3% |
Other | 3 | 9% |
Unknown | 9 | 28% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Social Sciences | 12 | 38% |
Psychology | 3 | 9% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 6% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2 | 6% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 3% |
Other | 2 | 6% |
Unknown | 10 | 31% |