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Turning Tragedy Into News

By John M. Grohol, Psy.D.

Sad events often lead to news organizations to lose their sense of reality (and of compassion), by making ridiculous claims, as the UK’s The Times does here:

Gill’s blog on the “Goth” website vampirefreaks.com provided a chilling insight into his obsession with guns and death.

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