How Media Coverage Has Shaped The Gun Control Debate In The US

Feb 19, 2018, 07:24 PM

The debate over gun control once again rages in America. How has the media shaped this discussion? In the wake of last week's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, the US political spectrum is once again at odds over gun control in America. Dan Lothian & Jimmy Young discuss how the media's coverage of mass shootings has affected this debate in the last 3 decades, and how coverage of this shooting has brought new issues to the table. 

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