There’s a line between documenting the glorification of a shooter and perpetuating it

In the case of the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, intense competition to get the story could distort the facts

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With the arrest of a suspect in the killing of a health insurance executive, newsrooms are entering into that frenzied period of competitive reporting where every little nugget of information takes on an outsized significance.

The danger with the case of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is that the facts that journalists share will contribute to the glorification of a crime, which in turn could lead to copycat behavior and perpetuate false or distorted information.

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