Two Republicans have proposed a resolution in Congress that calls on the media to change its reporting practices around mass shootings, raising free press concerns from First Amendment advocates and mass violence experts.
U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Columbia (Tennessee), and U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, proposed the resolution that names “irresponsible and sensationalistic” reporting practices as a major factor in the recent rise in mass gun violence across the country, saying that “the media” “give(s) criminals the notoriety and infamy they desire.”
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