Letter: If media ignored mass killers, they would stop
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Why is it that the "media" can't or won't recognize that their reporting about mass killers is exactly what they want?
Violence should no longer be newsworthy. The "media" — television, newspapers and the Internet — all create a place for these killers to get their notoriety. The amazing thing is the "media" do not get it!
Tom Johnston
Salt Lake City