In the 19th and early 20th centuries, newspapers frequently reported on suicides in detail. It was observed that the reporting on suicide had a potential epidem

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, newspapers frequently reported on suicides in detail. It was observed that the reporting on suicide had a potential epidemic effect. As a result, a standard was adopted in which suicides were generally not reported on at all, except where the person or context was notable, in which case few details are transmitted. If a readership constantly encounters stories about suicide, that will surely increase suicidal ideation within that readership. It seems a similar standard needs to be worked out for mass shootings. Simply not reporting on these events isn't reasonable. Nor is (unintentionally, negligently, or corruptly) helping a mass murder realize their goals by publishing their manifestos or making them famous.