Justin Jones & Justin Pearson: Media Found Their Tennessee Victims & Promoted Them to the Hilt

Justin Jones and Justin Pearson are back in the Tennessee legislature as if nothing happened — except between the day they took up their bullhorn and now, they’ve received about $20 million worth of favorable media coverage.

The treatment of mass shootings in the media runs in well-worn ruts where, depending on the circumstances, they end up being stories about racism, sexism, or gun control. Nothing else computes.

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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Justin Jones and Justin Pearson are back in the Tennessee legislature as if nothing happened — except between the day they took up their bullhorn and now, they’ve received about $20 million worth of favorable media coverage.

The treatment of mass shootings in the media runs in well-worn ruts where, depending on the circumstances, they end up being stories about racism, sexism, or gun control. Nothing else computes.