How to cover political violence and threats without making it worse

Overstating threats can intimidate people into disengaging from civic life. But ignoring them abdicates the responsibility of the press.

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As vote counting begins and the nation prepares for a transition of presidential power, newsrooms everywhere — but particularly in swing states, swing counties, state capitals and near Washington, D.C. — should have a strategy for covering political violence and threats of violence.

The stakes are high. Overstating threats of political violence can exacerbate the goal of the threats, which is to intimidate certain groups so they disengage from civic life. On the other hand, ignoring threats of violence that come from politicians or other influential people abdicates the responsibility of the press.

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