Thread (from a well-known author who actually wrote a novel about a school shooting):

Usually, after a shooting, we get news coverage of the shooter. Was he mentally ill? Was he from a single-parent home? Here’s his FB profile. Here’s a picture of him in camo with bullets crossed over his chest. Here’s a post he left on Instagram, on an alt-right page… (2)

— Jodi Picoult (@jodipicoult) March 27, 2018

Why that kind of coverage? It’s salacious. Sells ad space. That’s what media cares about. Why is it dangerous? Bc somewhere out there is a marginalized, bullied kid who’s watching TV, thinking, “No one knows who I am. But I know a way they COULD…” (3)

— Jodi Picoult (@jodipicoult) March 27, 2018

The Parkland students have refocused the lens where it SHOULD be - on the victims of school violence. We aren’t talking about Cruz, and we shouldn’t be. We are talking about the bravery and strength and resilience of those who survived; and the tragedy of those who didn’t. (4)

— Jodi Picoult (@jodipicoult) March 27, 2018

It’s worth pointing out that in addition to changing the tide on common sense gun reform, they may also be changing the way media covers school violence - in a way that may also have lasting preventative effects. #ImWithThem #MarchForOurLives (5 - end of thread)

— Jodi Picoult (@jodipicoult) March 27, 2018