Erik Wemple: Newtown


Posted at 09:55 AM ET, 03/20/2013

Daily News: 'Shame on U.S.'
By Erik Wemple
An editorial voice screams from the front page of the New York tabloid.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:55 AM ET, 03/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Assault weapons, New York Daily News, Newtown

Posted at 02:01 PM ET, 03/13/2013

Michael Moore predicts release of Newtown crime-scene photos
By Erik Wemple
Michael Moore says that someone will leak the Newtown crime-scene photos and that some media outlet that publishes them will face a boycott. Correct on that last part, at least.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:01 PM ET, 03/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Michael Moore, Newtown, NRA

Posted at 09:09 AM ET, 02/04/2013

Milbank affirms 'heckling' at Newtown meeting
By Erik Wemple
Panel appears to agree that whether or not Neil Heslin was heckled last week is a judgment call. Yes, an easy one.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:09 AM ET, 02/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Newtown, Reliable Sources

Posted at 08:16 AM ET, 01/31/2013

Hannity compares 'heckling' case to Zimmerman tape edits
By Erik Wemple
Following MSNBC's treatment of the Neil Heslin non-heckling incident, critics of NBC News and MSNBC are connecting some dots.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:16 AM ET, 01/31/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  MSNBC, NBC News, Newtown

Posted at 09:01 PM ET, 01/30/2013

MSNBC, Huffington Post respond to 'heckling' issue
By Erik Wemple
Once news orgs dig in on a judgment, they show their creativity in dancing around corrections.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:01 PM ET, 01/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  huffington post, MSNBC, Newtown

Posted at 12:23 PM ET, 01/30/2013

Here's why Newtown victim's father was NOT heckled
By Erik Wemple
Piers Morgan savaged the gun-rights proponents at a recent meeting in Hartford. And for what?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:23 PM ET, 01/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Neil Heslin, Newtown, Piers Morgan

Posted at 06:03 PM ET, 01/29/2013

Was Newtown father really heckled?
By Erik Wemple
Some media are saying that a Newtown father who testified in a Hartford hearing was heckled by gun-rights advocates. That appears to be a stretch.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:03 PM ET, 01/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Newtown

Posted at 06:16 PM ET, 12/21/2012

NRA chief has good company in dissing questions
By Erik Wemple
Wayne LaPierre follows in a grand tradition by declining to answer questions at a "major news conference."

By Erik Wemple  |  06:16 PM ET, 12/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun control, gun rights, National Rifle Association, Newtown, NRA

Posted at 01:14 PM ET, 12/21/2012

NRA boss bashes media's failure to cover 'Kindergarten Killer'
By Erik Wemple
Wayne LaPierre wonders why the media failed to highlight the video game "Kindergarten Killer."

By Erik Wemple  |  01:14 PM ET, 12/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun control, National Rifle Association, Newtown, Wayne LaPierre

Posted at 11:43 AM ET, 12/21/2012

NRA boss blames media
By Erik Wemple
Wayne LaPierre criticizes media in news conference in the wake of the Newtown shootings.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:43 AM ET, 12/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  adam lanza, gun control, National Rifle Association, newtown shooting, Wayne LaPierre

Posted at 12:53 PM ET, 12/19/2012

Newtown: Why is gun advocate John Lott doing his best work on CNN?
By Erik Wemple
A Fox News web contributor makes a big splash on CNN. Not on FoxNews.com, however.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:53 PM ET, 12/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Fox News, John Lott, Newtown

Posted at 05:58 PM ET, 12/18/2012

Newtown: Here we go again with the copycat talk
By Erik Wemple
It was only a matter of time before people start talking about the media's obsessive coverage of mass murders.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:58 PM ET, 12/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Newtown

Posted at 03:48 PM ET, 12/18/2012

Newtown: NRA will soon end silence, Fox News reports
By Erik Wemple
Fox News is reporting that the National Rifle Association may start pushing back in the post-Newtown debate on gun control. Does that mean they're return the media's many inquiries?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:48 PM ET, 12/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Columbine, gun control, Newtown, Tom Mauser

Posted at 05:54 PM ET, 12/17/2012

Newtown: The people want coverage
By Erik Wemple
Public interest in Newtown is high: People want answers.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:54 PM ET, 12/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Newtown

Posted at 03:15 PM ET, 12/17/2012

Newtown: NBC News's Pete Williams explains Ryan-Adam mixup
By Erik Wemple
Pete Williams of NBC News says that his report on Ryan Lanza rested on multiple sources. It turned out to be wrong anyway.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:15 PM ET, 12/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  NBC News, Newtown, Pete Williams

Posted at 08:32 AM ET, 12/17/2012

Connecticut shootings: Not a media story
By Erik Wemple
One pundit argues that the Newtown tragedy is a story about media wrongdoing and corruption. It isn't.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:32 AM ET, 12/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Daily Caller, gun control, Newtown

Posted at 08:20 PM ET, 12/15/2012

CNN addresses Ryan-Adam Lanza mis-ID
By Erik Wemple
CNN wonders why everyone is blaming it for misidentifying the shooter in the Newtown massacre. Well, because it's CNN!

By Erik Wemple  |  08:20 PM ET, 12/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  BuzzFeed, CNN, Fox News, huffington post, Newtown