(The Hill) — Former CNN anchor and reporter Brooke Baldwin is expressing concern at what she described as a trend of television news companies to quickly decamp from coverage of mass shootings days after the tragedies take place. And while the journalists in the field have compassion for the victims of these tragic stories, their bosses at the networks treat the news as ratings-generating revenue sources. That interview with CNN was widely shared across social media and replayed across the various networks. At the same time, the incident in Uvalde has renewed a national conversation about gun control, school safety and police preparedness for mass killing events. “The conversation has already turned to politics, as some pundits urge a focus on mental health and others on guns,” Baldwin wrote.

Source: CNN May 31, 2022 17:06 UTC