A concurrent resolution calling on the media to engage in responsible and voluntary journalistic practices to deny mass public murderers the attention they desire and minimize any possible "media contagion effect" of irresponsible and sensationalistic reporting practices.
Latest action · Jul 18, 2023 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedJul 18, 2023
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This concurrent resolution calls on the media to voluntarily adopt certain practices to prevent further harm from its coverage of mass public murders. Specifically, it calls for coverage that (1) denies murderers a public platform; (2) minimizes the potential for media reporting to increase the likelihood of future mass public murders (i.e., the media contagion effect); and (3) prioritizes the victims of, and heroism in the response to, mass public murders.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
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- Jul 18, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Jul 18, 2023Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
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- Jul 18, 2023Introduced in Senate
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