The Guardian
Interest in the United Healthcare CEO shooting suspect’s background underscores research that the media covers white and Black perpetrators differentlyLuigi Mangione, the 26-year-old who allegedly shot and killed the United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has received an avalanche of media attention as people attempt to understand what may have driven him to commit such a violent crime.Since Mangione’s arrest…
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Media’s empathetic coverage of Luigi Mangione reveals an obsession with humanizing white male suspects
Gloria Oladipo
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Interest in the United Healthcare CEO shooting suspect’s background underscores research that the media covers white and Black perpetrators differentlyLuigi Mangione, the 26-year-old who allegedly shot and killed the United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has received an avalanche of media attention as people attempt to understand what may have driven him to commit such a
