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Race of mass shooters influences how the media cover their crimes, new study shows

  • Written by Laura Frizzell, PhD Student in Sociology, The Ohio State University
Race of mass shooters influences how the media cover their crimes, new study showsIf a news report mentions a shooter's tough childhood, chances are he's white.ASAG Studio

On Jan. 24, 2014, police found Josh Boren, a 34-year-old man and former police officer, dead in his home next to the bodies of his wife and their three children. The shots were fired execution-style on Boren’s kneeling victims, before he turned the gun...

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