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Little E in Space Cadet Gear for Birthday Party

Virginia Tech Media Aftermath

Shouldn't manifestos by murderers be passed directly on to researchers, do not pass go, do not collect $200?

Seriously: Do not collect your two hundred dollars while you wallpaper the airwaves with psychopathic-false-martyr home videos. I don't think I'm talking about censorship... but perhaps I am. Allowing the sensationalism of a news item to decide coverage amount is like relying on markets for morality, and this feels like a place for some supply-side control. I strongly believe that the world would be a better place -- and the future less bloody -- if big media would stop delivering shocked viewers to their advertisers while implicitly promising the front page to the next whackjob.