Politics
How The NRA Twitter Handles A Mass Shooting: Silence
The model is to go silent for at least a day, depending on the scope of the tragedy.
1. July 20, 2012, Aurora, Colorado, Theater Shooting: 10 Days Without Tweeting
ID: 754876
2. Aug. 5, 2012, Sikh Temple Shooting: One Day Without Tweeting
ID: 754875
3. Dec. 11, 2012, Clackamas Town Center Shooting: One Day Without Tweeting
ID: 754874
4. Dec. 14, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting: Four Days Without Tweeting
ID: 754878
5. Sept. 16, 2013, Washington, D.C., Navy Yard Shooting: One Day (And Counting) Without Tweeting
ID: 1643004
Andrew Kaczynski is a political reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York.
Contact Andrew Kaczynski at andrew.kaczynski@buzzfeed.com.
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