News media coverage of extreme risk protection order policies surrounding the Parkland shooting: a mixed-methods analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, there was a dramatic increase in media coverage of extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) and in state policy proposals for ERPO laws. This study documents the frequency of news coverage of ERPOs throughout 2018 and examines the narratives used by media outlets to describe this risk-based firearm policy.

Methods

Using a mixed-method descriptive design, we examine the frequency of national news media coverage of ERPO legislation in 2018, before and after the Parkland shooting, and analyze the content of news articles related to a sample of states that considered ERPO legislation after the shooting.

Results

We find a sharp increase in the frequency of articles relat

SUBMITTER: Pallin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8565081 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature