School Violence
School Violence
Find more resources on the Covering Mass Shootings page.
COVERING/COPING WITH THE TRAUMA
Dart Center: Resources for Reporters Covering Mass Killings
Dart Center: Working with Traumatic Imagery
Tips: Responsible Media Coverage of Crisis Events Impacting Children and Youth
From the National Assn. of School Psychologists, a great guide on how to approach the sensitive topic.
First Draft News Journalist Guides
Guides to social sources, copyright law and covering trauma.
SPLC: Tips for Covering Walkouts and Protests
GIJN: Tips for Interviewing Trauma Victims
RTDNA: How Journalists Can Minimize Harm When Covering Shootings
Dart Center: Resources for Covering the Parkland (Florida) School Shooting
RTDNA: Identifying Juveniles in Stories
Vocativ: The Rise of the Social Media Killer
Brookings Institute: Nine Questions to Ask After a Terrorist Attack
Student Press Law Center: How to Cover Protests and Walkouts
Dart Center: Covering Children and Trauma
25 Longform Storytelling Platforms Every Photographer Should Know
MediaShift: Advice for Journalists Working with Traumatic Imagery
Red Cross: Helping Children Cope
Covering Your Campus on Lockdown
Infographic: Latest School Shooting Continues America’s Tragic Trend
Good stats and detail on shootings since Sandy Hook, compiled by USC Social Work.
Vocativ: The Rise of the Social Media Killer
IJNet: Tips for Reporting on Gun Violence
Poynter: How to Cover the Nashville School Shooting Ethically
GIJN: Tips for Interviewing Victims of Tragedy, Witnesses and Survivors
SCHOOL SHOOTINGS AND STABBINGS
The Associated Press: Uvalde School Shooting Coverage
Journalist’s Resource: School Violence: Research Findings on Underlying Dynamics, Response and Prevention
Research, links, stories, analysis and a lot of data.
Covering Your Campus on Lockdown
Gun Prevention in Schools: Strategies and Effects
A great collection of research from Journalist’s Resource at Harvard University.
Indianapolis Star: Purdue Shooting Coverage
Anti-Defamation League: Murder and Extremism in the United States in 2021
Denver Post
Timeline of school shootings since Columbine.
Poynter: Notable Media Coverage from Uvalde (Texas) School Shooting (2022)
Dart Center: Covering Children and Trauma
Dart Center: Resources for Educators Training Journalists Covering Sensitive Issues
Resources from San Diego State professor Amy Schmitz Weiss on teaching students to cover topics such as suicide, homicides, sexual assaults and other traumatic news events.
USA Today: Mass Killings Database
The Nation: Fifteen Mass Shootings Happened in 2012
U.S. Mass Shootings in 2012
Map of the shootings with stats, details from The Washington Post.
How to Talk to Kids About School Massacres
Tips for parents to help kids understand it. Good for stories, lists about how to deal with kids in these situations.
ProPublica: Best Reporting on Guns
End Family Fire
A movement to promote responsible gun ownership. A partnership between Brady and the Ad Council, its mission is to encourage safe gun storage in the home.
Journalists Resource: Studies on Firearm Violence
Journalists Resource: Research on Mass Shootings
BULLYING AND CYBERBULLYING
Journalist’s Resource: Income Inequality and Teen Bullying
Dart Center: Online Abuse: A Self-Defense Guide
Cyberbully.org
Resources for writing about online bullying.
STATISTICS AND STUDIES
Center at Georgetown University for the Study of Violence: Violence News
Center for the Prevention of School Violence
U.S. Department of Education Campus Security Stats
A searchable database of crime at more than 6,000 colleges and universities. The database contains statistics for criminal offenses, hate offenses and arrests for the past three years.
The National Criminal Justice Service
Site releases an annual report that presents data on violent deaths at schools, other types of violence and crime, nonfatal student and teacher victimization, drug use, and more.
School Violence PAVN
A summary of trends and statistics on school safety and violence, sponsored by several government agencies.
UK: Bullying Online
A UK journalist shares this site, which is based in England but deals with school bullying issues from all over the world. Many reference and tips for parents, administrators, kids, etc.
CNN’s School Violence Statistics
Several helpful statistics tables.
National Education Association’s National Bullying Awareness Campaign
Do a search on “bullying.”
Kids Health for Parents: Bullying and Your Child
Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General
ANALYSIS
Infographic: Latest School Shooting Continues America’s Tragic Trend
Good stats and detail on shootings since Sandy Hook, compiled by USC Social Work.
COVERING SUICIDE
ReportingonSuicide.org
A downloadable guide with dozens of tipsheets, suggestions and what to do. Very helpful lists for readers.
Dart Center: Resources for Covering Suicide
Association of Health Care Journalists: Covering Suicide
RTDNA: Guidelines for Reporting on Suicide
American Association of Suicidology
VIRGINIA TECH CAMPUS SHOOTINGS
National Institute of Mental Health
Studies and sources are helpful for background stories.
American College Health Association
Kickbully.com – Your Guide To Fighting Workplace Bullying
USA Today Database on Mass Shootings
SANTANA
San Diego Union Tribune’s Santana Shootings Coverage
Links to the coverage of the school shootings. Updated regularly.