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How Social Media is Propelling D.C.'s Youth Homicides
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Oct 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
It’s no secret that homicides are up in DC: Last week, we recorded our 200th murder of the year. But there’s more confusion about why this is happening. ProPublica's Alec MacGillis has been writing about violence in America, and one of his reports touched on an idea that hadn’t gotten much notice: that social media is propelling the carnage.
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Released:
Oct 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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