Mediagazer: How the staff of Uvalde Leader-News covered the Texas school shooting; the local paper's employees lost neighbors, acquaintances, and a daughter in the shooting (Rachel Monroe/New Yorker)

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How the staff of Uvalde Leader-News covered the Texas school shooting; the local paper's employees lost neighbors, acquaintances, and a daughter in the shooting — The paper's employees lost neighbors, acquaintances, and a daughter in a school shooting. Then they had to report the story.

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Some US journalists question whether showing more graphic footage would force the public and political leaders to fully confront America's gun violence epidemic — As journalists descend on Uvalde—as they did on Columbine, Newtown, and Parkland—some are questioning whether a more graphic approach …

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