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Gun violence and negativity bias in the Information Age

by Greg Camp

The “if it bleeds, it leads” emphasis in the news media feeds into a characteristic of human psychology called negativity bias.

and Contagion
Crime
Edward B. Royzman
gun violence research
homicide rate
Media Contagion
missouri
Missouri homicide rate
negativity bias
Negativity Dominance
Opinion
Paul Rozin
Pew Center
Politics & 2nd Amendment
reporting on gun violence
Research
University of Pennsylvania

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