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SHAPIRO: The Three Criteria That Determine How The Media Covers Mass Shootings

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SHAPIRO: The Three Criteria That Determine How The Media Covers Mass Shootings
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On Tuesday’s episode of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” Shapiro talks about the differences between mass shootings that are heavily covered by the media and those that are not. Video and partial transcript below:

There was a mass shooting over the weekend, again, and this is happening far too often obviously. But this one was out of the news within 48 hours. This is always fascinating to watch because when a mass shooting happens, if it fulfills certain criteria the media are looking for, it remains in the news forever. If it does not fulfill the criteria the media are looking for, it disappears. Poof! It’s gone.

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