Blaming Mass Shootings on Mental Illness Doesn’t Address Either Issue
Rationalizing the horrors of a mass shooting by emphasizing the perpetrator’s mental state does little to address the larger issue.
Dehumanization Killed Jordan Neely—and Dominated Coverage of His Death
Much of the corporate press refrained from framing Neely as a victim, and far-right media outlets went even further to excuse the killing.
Depicting Putin as ‘Madman’ Eliminates Need for Diplomacy
If one believes that Putin is a “madman,” the implication is that meaningful diplomatic negotiations with Russia are impossible.
Osaka Foregoes Press Briefing to Protect Mental Health, and Press Piles On
The press response to Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from press conferences illustrates why athletes dread such media events in the first place.
Mental Illness Serves as Easy Scapegoat in Mass Murder Accounts
Could it be media would prefer to scour for evidence of a shooter’s mental illness or report on his dysfunctional past, rather than address what their own role could have been in encouraging killers, through being the very channel by which their “story” is told?
WaPo Positions Support for Torturer as Vote for Feminism
Washington Post columns argue Haspel should be confirmed as the next director of the CIA—despite having overseen a black site prison where detainees were brutally tortured, and directing the destruction of evidence of this illegal and inhumane practice—because it’s the feminist thing to do.
