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(詳細はKatie Couric, Brian Williams, and Charles Gibson. Additionally, all network morning shows and the late-night ABC show ''Nightline'' sent reporters to the Virginia Tech campus for live coverage. The media soon labeled the event the "deadliest school shooting in American history." In addition to the extensive, world-wide media coverage of the event, there was intense speculation immediately following the massacre over the state of mind of the perpetrator. The focus was not only on the perpetrator and the incident, but also on the media itself, with journalistic ethics being questioned. The media and the general public also questioned American gun control policies as a result of the killings. ==United States== ===Citizen journalism=== Jamal Albarghouti (البرغوثي), a graduate student at Virginia Tech, on April 16, 2007, recorded video of the exterior of Norris Hall〔(Tragedy caught on camera ), Anderson Cooper, CNN, April 16, 2007 〕 during the classroom shootings.〔( Student shot video of campus shooting ), CNN, April 16, 2007〕 Albarghouti captured the footage using the video function on his cell phone while ducking for safety outside the building where the shooting occurred. The video displays police officers reacting to the sound of gunshots, which could be heard coming from the interior of the campus building. His video footage was televised frequently during the course of the event, and additionally logged over 1.8 million hits the day of the incident on CNN's I-Report,〔(NYT article (subscription) ) New York Times, April 17, 2007〕 a feature that allows viewers to send video footage as well as photos from their cellphone or personal cameras. Albarghouti's video was some of the most memorable media coverage of the event, notably for its audio capture of the shooter's methodic gunfire.〔(Shooting Story Spreads Quickly on TV ), David Bauder, Associated Press, April 16, 2007 〕 Albarghouti was later interviewed on CNN's Situation Room and appeared on Larry King Live later that day. He said to Larry King that he left the dangerous streets of the Middle East to come to a safe town, Blacksburg, in Virginia to study. He went on to say that he still considers the town to be safe. The cellphone used by Albarghouti is now headed to the Newseum in Washington D.C., a museum dedicated to the history of Journalism.〔(Virginia Tech cell phone heading to museum, WDBJ, May 10 2007 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Media coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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