October 2nd, 2017 — Top Headlines
#1: Las Vegas Shooting Kills 59 and Injures Over 500
CNN: The Vegas shooter had 42 guns, 23 in his hotel room and 19 in his house, police say
Headline Analysis:
There are clear slants in the headlines for the biggest story today. By dropping big numbers, CNN wants you to know the suspect was a gun fanatic. They want you to read those numbers and think “wow should anyone have that many guns to begin with?” Queue the anti-NRA and anti-gun articles in the coming weeks…
On the other hand, Fox News wants to focus on the shooter. There must be a motive and its driven by a man with bad character and judgement. They want to make the point that this is just a bad apple. Guns aren’t bad, people are, right?
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Meanwhile, ISIS will take every opportunity it can to further its agenda…
Islamic state claims Las Vegas shooting, says attacker recent convert to Islam
