Research suggests nationwide racial bias in media reporting on gun violence

Research suggests nationwide racial bias in media reporting on gun violence

Mass shootings in white-majority neighborhoods received roughly twice the news coverage of mass shootings in neighborhoods where a majority of residents were people of color, while coverage of police-involved shootings was disproportionately high in majority-minority communities, according to new research. This study by researchers at UC Davis, Northwestern University and the University of Washington is thought to be the first to systematically …