Research Suggests Nationwide Racial Bias in Media Reporting on Gun Violence

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — January 16, 2026 - 1:38pm

Mass shootings in white-majority neighborhoods received roughly twice the news coverage of mass shootings in neighborhoods where a majority of residents were people of color, while coverage of police-involved shootings was disproportionately high in majority-minority communities, according to new research.

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Research Suggests Nationwide Racial Bias in Media Reporting on Gun Violence