There’s a thin line between being helpful and being unhelpful.
When it comes to reporting on terrorist attacks, the press often chooses to be unhelpful, believing it is doing the exact opposite.
In the early hours of January 1, a driver sped his truck down crowded Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing 14 New Year’s revelers and injuring nearly three times as many. The driver was later brought down by a barrage of bullets after a brief gunfight with law enforcement officials.
