Studies in Media and Communications

School Shootings: Mediatized Violence in a Global Age

ISBN: 978-1-78052-918-9, eISBN: 978-1-78052-919-6

ISSN: 2050-2060

Publication date: 23 November 2012

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(2012), "Studies in Media and Communications", Muschert, G.W. and Sumiala, J. (Ed.) School Shootings: Mediatized Violence in a Global Age (Studies in Media and Communications, Vol. 7), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, p. ii. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2050-2060(2012)0000007023

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School Shootings: Mediatized Violence in a Global Age
Studies in Media and Communications
Studies in Media and Communications
Copyright Page
List of Contributors
Preface
Introduction: School Shootings as Mediatized Violence
School Shootings and Cultivation Analysis: On Confrontational Media Rhetoric and the History of Research on the Politics of Media Violence
Media Dynamics in School Shootings: A Socialization Theory Perspective
A Futile Game: On the Prevalence and Causes of Misguided Speculation about the Role of Violent Video Games in Mass School Shootings
Media Consumption in German School Shooters
Making Headlines: A Quarter Century of the Media's Characterization of Canadian School Shootings
Analyzing Visual Media Coverage of Amok School Shootings – A Novel Iconographic Approach
U.S. and Finnish Journalists: A Comparative Study of Roles, Responsibilities, and Emotional Reactions to School Shootings
Vital Explanations or Harmful Gossip? Finnish Journalists’ Reflections on Reporting the Interpretations of Two School Shootings
Deciphering Rampage: Assigning blame to Youth Offenders in News Coverage of School Shootings
Media Participation of School Shooters and their Fans: Navigating between Self-Distinction and Imitation to Achieve Individuation
The Remote is Controlled by the Monster: Issues of Mediatized Violence and School Shootings
The Mediatized Victim: School Shootings as Distant Suffering
Collective Coping through Networked Narratives: YouTube Responses to the Virginia Tech Shooting
School Shootings, Crises of Masculinities, and Media Spectacle: Some Critical Perspectives
Afterword: Is Mediatization a Useful Concept for Informing Practice in Journalism?
Afterword: Media and School Shootings: A Sociological View
About the Authors