Bearing Witness: Columbine and the News Media

Bearing Witness: Columbine and the News Media

In a three-part series, The Denver Post examines the news coverage of Columbine, with interviews from the people who were there. We'll look at the way news was gathered that day, the impact of that coverage and how things have changed.

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April 19, 2019 26 mins
In a three-part series, The Denver Post examines the news coverage behind the Columbine High School shooting, with interviews from the people who were there and those affected by the tragedy. In Part 3, "The Changing Conversation," Amy Brothers and Kyle Newman delve into how the media landscape has changed since the tragedy and how news outlets have evolved in the way they cover such events. This includes discussion of the "No Not...
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In a three-part series, The Denver Post examines the news coverage behind the Columbine High School shooting, with interviews from the people who were there and those affected by the tragedy. In Part 2, "The Follow-Up," Amy Brothers and Kyle Newman consider the media's reporting in the days and weeks immediately following the massacre, including the search for reasons why it happened, how victims' families were approached in the w...
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April 17, 2019 23 mins
In a three-part series, The Denver Post examines the news coverage behind the Columbine High School shooting, with interviews from the people who were there and those affected by the tragedy. In Part 1, "The Day Of," Amy Brothers and Kyle Newman look back at the events on the day of the shooting that left 13 people dead and forever changed a community. Among those interviewed are former Denver Post visual journalist Shaun Stanley ...
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In a three-part series, The Denver Post examines the news coverage of Columbine, with interviews from the people who were there. We'll look at the way news was gathered that day, the impact of that coverage and how things have changed.
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