Assignment:
Write a 3 to 4 page paper discussing how mass shooting is an example of a Moral Panic.
Make specific reference to: The media sources(See the file uploaded on the documents), the Hall et al reading (See the file uploaded on the documents), and Moral Panic Theory.
Make sure to clearly CONNECT the media coverage to Moral Panic theory
Mass Shooting
In the past two years, mass shootings around the country have resulted in widespread fear and panic among the people of America. The interactions between the media, politicians, and the public regarding the mass shootings resulted in calls for strengthened control measures such as Walmart no longer sell ammunition for military-style weapons.
Three media stories of mass shooting in 2019
1. El Paso Mass Shooting
2. 2019 Virginia Beach shooting
3. Midland-Odessa shooting
Attachment:- The Social History of a Moral Panic.rar