{"id":60975,"date":"2016-07-21T01:13:25","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T05:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=60975"},"modified":"2016-07-21T01:13:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T00:17:39","slug":"extent-media-responsible-provoking-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/extent-media-responsible-provoking-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"To What Extent Is the Media Responsible for Provoking Violence?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The media has always gravitated to sensationally violent stories \u2014 or, perhaps better said, gravitated to stories that it could make sensationally violent.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>That\u2019s no secret.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s why the phrase, \u201cIf it bleeds, it leads\u201d was coined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But I wonder if today\u2019s media is a bit more inclined to play up violence than it has in years past.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Moreover, I wonder what effect<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>this is having on society, especially at a time when there is great tension in America.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Between the recent terrorist attacks, the racial strife, the contentious presidential election, it seems now more than ever the media is doing its best to foment animus for its own benefit, rather than report honestly about what\u2019s going on in America.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60977\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CNN-Cover.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"extent-media-responsible-provoking-violence\" title=\"To What Extent Is the Media Responsible for Provoking Violence?\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60977\" title=\"To What Extent Is the Media Responsible for Provoking Violence?\" class=\"wp-image-60977 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CNN-Cover-1024x595.jpg\" alt=\"CNN-Cover\" width=\"1024\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CNN-Cover-1024x595.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CNN-Cover-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CNN-Cover-400x232.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CNN-Cover-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CNN-Cover.jpg 1203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I took this screen shot of the CNN homepage earlier this week. I think it&#8217;s pretty telling.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Consider this screen shot of CNN this week (see above).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 Look at the\u00a0<\/span>blood-red backdrop.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Maybe we can give em a pass on that because of the RNC convention (red is the official color of the GOP).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>But what about the picture?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Angry white men and women in Cowboy hats apparently shouting and giving a thumbs down.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>What message does that convey?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>What about the headlines?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>My lord, consider all those negative verbs, nouns and modifiers in there, here are some: \u201cfires,\u201d \u201cballistic missiles,\u201d \u201cchaos,\u201d \u201cun-American,\u201d \u201crebellion,\u201d \u201cquashed,\u201d \u201ccrash,\u201d \u201cblow apart,\u201d \u201cmissing,\u201d \u201cNixon,\u201d \u201cbad,\u201d \u201cdrowned out,\u201d \u201cdestroy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Of the 14 or so headlines I counted, only two don\u2019t have a negative or violent thought associated with it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cTonight: Melania\u2019s Moment\u201d and \u201cTrump: A Family Production.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60976\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CNN-Cover2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"extent-media-responsible-provoking-violence\" title=\"To What Extent Is the Media Responsible for Provoking Violence?\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60976\" title=\"To What Extent Is the Media Responsible for Provoking Violence?\" class=\"size-large wp-image-60976\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CNN-Cover2-1024x414.jpg\" alt=\"I took this screen shot of the CNN homepage earlier this week. I think it's pretty telling. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CNN-Cover2-1024x414.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CNN-Cover2-150x61.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CNN-Cover2-400x162.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CNN-Cover2-768x310.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CNN-Cover2.jpg 1165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I took this screen shot of the CNN homepage earlier this week. I think it&#8217;s pretty telling.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Below the fold it doesn\u2019t get much better: \u201cax,\u201d \u201cattack,\u201d \u201cattacker,\u201d \u201cattacks,\u201d \u201cscare,\u201d \u201cscrews it up,\u201d \u201cimmoral,\u201d \u201ccall out,\u201d \u201crush,\u201d \u201cprobed,\u201d \u201ccutting off,\u201d \u201cafraid,\u201d \u201cslain,\u201d \u201cclash,\u201d \u201cdeath.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Of the 15 headlines, only one doesn\u2019t contain a violent or negative thought associated with it, \u201cI Was Black Before I Was a Cop.&#8221; \u00a0But even that headline is playing up the current tension between law enforcement and movements like Black Lives Matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yes, this is just one day of CNN\u2019s coverage and it\u2019s clearly not enough evidence to draw a firm conclusion about the media\u2019s role in perpetuating violence in society but I think we should all be aware of it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I think we should all think critically about the messages the mainstream media is sending to us.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I think it\u2019s important to ask the question, why is almost every headline negative and\/or violent?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You know, too often the media points to the existence of firearms in society as being a root cause of violence, as if the mere presence of a gun incites an urge to make one want to randomly take an innocent life, but instead of looking at an inanimate object incapable of killing anyone on its own (Yes, guns don&#8217;t kill people, people kill people), perhaps the media should look in the mirror and ask, <em>What are we doing to stoke the flames?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>What are we doing to exacerbate tensions?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>What are we doing to spread fear and cynicism throughout the nation?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>And finally, to what extent are we responsible for perpetuating violence?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Maybe the answer to those question is &#8220;not much&#8221; or &#8220;nothing at all,&#8221; but it would be nice for them to at least consider, from time to time, the important role they play in crafting narratives that influence hearts and minds. \u00a0If they did some serious reflection, chances are things would change &#8212; and not just on their hompages, but in the streets as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To what extent is the media responsible for provoking violence?  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":60977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,216],"tags":[132,586,607,626],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-60975","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-s-h-blannelberry","9":"tag-buzz","10":"tag-column","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-opinion"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>To What Extent Is the Media Responsible for Provoking Violence?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"To what extent is the media responsible for provoking violence?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/extent-media-responsible-provoking-violence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"To What Extent Is the Media Responsible for Provoking Violence?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"To what extent is the media responsible for provoking violence?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/extent-media-responsible-provoking-violence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-07-21T05:13:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-20T00:17:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CNN-Cover.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1203\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"699\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"S.H. 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