Opinion: Coverage of Brooklyn shooting ignores lessons of previous mass shootings
Mainstream media coverage following last week's Brooklyn shooting has failed readers on multiple counts, focusing on the alleged attacker rather than the victims and failing to use trigger warnings.
Steph Wittstruck, Contributing Writer
• April 18, 2022
Relief in East Village after alleged Brooklyn shooter arrested
Frank James, the suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting, was arrested on Wednesday, April 13, after Zack Dahhan spotted him walking on the First Avenue sidewalk.
Kristian Burt, Rachel Cohen and Abby Wilson
• April 13, 2022
‘Forgotten NYU,’ Episode 2: ‘A New Type of Normal’
The second episode of a collaboration between WSN and WNYU 89.1 looks at the short-term effects and long-term lessons of 9/11.
Alex Tey, Deputy Managing Editor
• October 13, 2021
The Legacy of James Foley, Panel Grapples with War Reporting
Panelists discussed countering propaganda and an accompanying art exhibition incorporating James Foley’s war photography.
Nick Mead, Deputy News Editor
• February 27, 2020
‘The Day Shall Come’ Boldly Lampoons Terror and the FBI
“Four Lions” director Chris Morris takes a stab at religion, terrorism and petty government feuds.
Nicholas Weid, Contributing Writer
• October 2, 2019
Brennan Center Fights DOJ for Information on Convicted Terrorists
The Brennan Center for Justice wanted to use information on terrorism convictions for research purposes, but its request was denied by the department.
Jesse Jimenez, Staff Writer
• April 11, 2019
In the Archives: NYU During 9/11
A look into the newspaper's archives from the days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Jemima McEvoy, Editor-in-Chief
• September 11, 2018
NYU Lacked Communication During Terror Attack
Yale Buchwald, Guest Writer
• November 7, 2017
Trump Must Not Blame Muslims for Terrorism
Paola Nagovitch, Staff Writer
• November 6, 2017
Should NYC Just Ban Cars Too?
Theo Wayt, Staff Writer
• November 6, 2017
NYC Holds Interfaith Vigil for Victims of TriBeCa Attack
Several NYU students attended a vigil supporting the victims of Tuesday's terror attack in Lower Manhattan.
Miranda Levingston, News Editor
• November 1, 2017
Fatalities Reported in Halloween Attack in Lower Manhattan
The News Team
• October 31, 2017
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