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

“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).

Notable Links:

• Columbine High School shooting
• Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
• Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
• David Hogg (author and activist)
• Emma Gonzalez (activist)
• Mary Ellen O’Toole (author and former FBI profiler)

The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel’s 2017 album Lumber.

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