“From 2001 through 2010 there were 5,991 people killed by guns in South Carolina. That’s 15 percent…”

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“From 2001 through 2010 there were 5,991 people killed by guns in South Carolina. That’s 15 percent more than all U.S. combat deaths in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars combined. As of 2010, somebody is killed with a gun every 14 hours in the state, and an aggravated assault with a firearm occurs every hour and a half.”

American Progress

The top part of the featured story on the front of The…

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The top part of the featured story on the front of The Huffington Post tonight.
This is what journalism on the internet can do. 
The top story on the front page of The Huffington Post is a list of links to individual stories, an aggregation of what i…

"After a wave of teen suicides in the 1980s, news outlets began reporting on these deaths more…"

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“After a wave of teen suicides in the 1980s, news outlets began reporting on these deaths more cautiously. Similar guidelines could help prevent more shooting sprees.” – On The Atlantic: The Media Needs to Stop Inspiring Copycat Murders. Here’s …