Political Agendas: False Blame

In addition, news sources will attempt to perpetuate their political agendas by covering mass shooting events and attributing false blame to the reason that they occur. For example, although the mass media will advertise these shootings as a way to promote a lack of gun control as the root issue, “mass shootings, and particularly school shootings often occur due to reasons beyond just hurting somebody” (School Shootings). The reality is when these stories are being presented to the public, they are not being presented in a way that offers a genuine solution, they are being presented in a way that persuades the audience to believe a certain ideal.