Table of Contents
List of Contributors ix
Preface xiii
Introduction: School Shootings as Mediatized Violence Glenn W. Muschert Johanna Sumiala xv
Section 1 Framing the Event: Societal and (Media)Cultural Perspectives
Chapter 1 School Shootings and Cultivation Analysis: On Confrontational Media Rhetoric and the History of Research on the Politics of Media Violence Andy Ruddock 3
Chapter 2 Media Dynamics in School Shootings: A Socialization Theory Perspective Nils Böckler Thorsten Seeger Peter Sitzer 25
Chapter 3 A Futile Game: On the Prevalence and Causes of Misguided Speculation About the Role of Violent Video Games in Mass School Shootings Christopher J. Ferguson James D. Ivory 47
Chapter 4 Media Consumption in German School Shooters Rebecca Bondü Herbert Scheithauer 69
Chapter 5 Making Headlines: A Quarter Century of the Media's Characterization of Canadian School Shootings Stephanie Howells 91
Section 2 Covering the Events: Perspectives of and for Journalistic Practice
Chapter 6 Analyzing Visual Media Coverage of Amok School Shootings - A Novel Iconographic Approach Marion G. Müller Ognyan Seizov Florian Wiencek 117
Chapter 7 U.S. and Finnish Journalists: A Comparative Study of Roles, Responsibilities, and Emotional Reactions to School Shootings Klas Backholm Marguerite Moritz Kaj Björkqvist 141
Chapter 8 Vital Explanations of Harmful Gossip? Finnish Journalists' Reflections on Reporting the Interpretations of Two School Shootings Jari Väliverronen Kari Koljonen Pentti Raittila 161
Chapter 9 Deciphering Rampage: Assigning Blame to Youth Offenders in News Coverage of School Shootings Glenn W. Muschert Leah Janssen 181
Section 3 Witnessing and Consuming School Shooting Events
Chapter 10 Media Participation of School Shooters and Their Fans: Navigating Between Self-Distinction and Imitation to Achieve Individuation Nathalie E. Paton 203
Chapter 11 The Remote is Controlled by the Monster: Issues of Mediatized Violence and School Shootings Jaclyn Schildkraut 231
Chapter 12 The Mediatized Victim: School Shootings as Distant Suffering Salli Hakala 255
Chapter 13 Collective Coping Through Networked Narratives: Youtube Responses to the Virginia Tech Shooting Simon Lindgren 279
Chapter 14 School Shootings, Crises of Masculinities, and Media Spectacle: Some Critical Perspectives Douglas Kellner 299
Concluding Reflections
Afterword: Is Mediatization a Useful Concept for Informing Practice in Journalism? Gavin Rees 333
Afterword: Media and School Shootings: A Sociological View Ralph W. Larkin 343
About the Authors 351
