Author Dave Cullen on what the media gets wrong after mass-shootings

June 04, 2019 00:39:38
Author Dave Cullen on what the media gets wrong after mass-shootings
Deviate
Author Dave Cullen on what the media gets wrong after mass-shootings

Jun 04 2019 | 00:39:38

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Hosted By

Rolf Potts

Show Notes

“Gun owners love their children too and don’t like this situation either.” – Dave Cullen

Dave Cullen (@DaveCullen) is a journalist and the New York Times best-selling author of Columbine and Parkland. Dave has written for such publications as Vanity Fair, the New York Times, and Buzzfeed, and is known for his journalism on school shootings.

In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Dave talk about the myths surrounding school shootings and common misconceptions within journalism (2:00); the response to Parkland and how Dave became a professionalized public-shooting expert (14:00); and gun control in America (30:00).

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