Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Which comes first, the news event or the hype? From school shootings in the U.S. to hostage-taking in Iraq, a look at the media’s over-saturated coverage of murders, suicides and other deadly tragedies, and how it may spawn more violence of the same type.
Guests
- Chris Hanson Professor, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland
- Loren Coleman Primary consultant for Maine's Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative; and author of "The Copycat Effect: How the Media and Popular Culture Trigger the Mayhem in Tomorrow's Headlines"
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