by David W. Moore on Apr 13, 2021
Don’t Blame for the Public for the Failure to Pass New Gun Laws
Earlier this month, Gallup’s Frank Newport reviewed public opinion on proposed changes in gun laws. His review of the polls...
Guns
by Sydney Smith on Sep 05, 2019
Natl Association of Hispanic Journalists gives advice for reporting on mass shootings after El Paso
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists offered new guidance for "how to accurately and inclusively cover mass shootings" in the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 04, 2017
Libel Lawsuit over Katie Couric ‘Under the Gun’ Documentary Case Dismissed
A Virginia gun advocate group, the Virginia Citizens Defense League, was "shocked" it lost its $12 million libel lawsuit against...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 14, 2016
Virginia Gun Rights Group sues Katie Couric, Stephanie Soechtig over ‘Under the Gun’ Documentary
The Virginia Citizens Defense League is suing Katie Couric over her "Under the Gun" documentary, which included a misleading edit...
by David W. Moore on Jun 21, 2016
Gun Control Measures and the Intensity Gap [PollSkeptic News Briefs]
In a recent article in the Washington Post, James Hohmann argues that the failure of the Congress to act on...
by Sydney Smith on May 31, 2016
Was Katie Couric’s Under the Gun ‘Pulled’? EPIX Says No.
No, the entertainment company EPIX did not pull the Katie Couric-produced gun documentary Under the Gun after the mounting criticism of...
by Sydney Smith on May 30, 2016
Katie Couric Under the Gun Documentary under Fire for Misleading Edit
A Katie Couric documentary entitled Under the Gun is drawing considerable fire. In the documentary, for which Couric was executive producer...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 22, 2015
Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune Fires Editor after NRA Editorial?
The Sentinel-Tribune fired editor Jan Larson McLaughlin, who had worked for the paper for more than three decades, after she let...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2015
Virginia Journalist Shootings a Hoax? 2 Radio staffers suspended
Two Missouri radio station staffers were suspended after they suggested on air the fatal shootings of two Virginia journalists last month...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 03, 2015
2 Public Editors on Readers’ Reaction to Coverage of Virginia Journalists Murders
At least two public editors reported that readers were upset over the coverage of the murders of two Virginia WDBJ...