Analyzing Local Media Coverage of Gun Violence in Chicago Over Memorial Day Weekend

On Tuesday, June 1, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that three people were killed and 34 people were wounded in incidents of gun violence across Chicago over Memorial Day weekend. The article from the Sun-Times read “Chicago saw its least violent Memorial Day weekend in three years, with three people killed and 34 others wounded in […]
Analyzing Local Media Coverage of Gun Violence in Chicago Over the Weekend

On Monday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that 12 people were killed and 42 were injured in shootings across Chicago over the weekend. The headline of the article read “Deadliest weekend of the year in Chicago: 12 killed, 42 wounded in shootings.” CBS Local published a similar article on Monday with the headline “At Least 12 […]
Analyzing Local Media Coverage of Chicago Gun Violence Over the Weekend

On Monday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that 5 people were killed and 21 were injured by gun violence over the weekend in Chicago. Just as they have in past weekends, the Sun-Times, CBS Local, and Fox Chicago kept track of incidents of gun violence that happened over the course of the weekend. These outlets published […]
Analyzing Media Coverage of Chicago Gun Violence Over the Weekend

On Monday morning, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that 40 people were injured and five people were killed this weekend by gun violence in Chicago. The headline of the Sun-Times article read “After violent weekend, Chicago closing in on 200 homicides just four month into the year.” Fox published the same story from the Sun-Times Media […]
Analyzing Media Coverage of Chicago Gun Violence Over the Weekend

On Monday, CBS Local reported that at least 25 people were injured and three people were killed by gun violence over the weekend in Chicago. As in past weekends, CBS Local, the Chicago Sun-Times and Fox Chicago kept track of shootings in Chicago over the weekend and published a final tally of incidents on Monday. […]
Analyzing Media Coverage of Chicago Gun Violence Over the Weekend

On Monday, CBS Local reported that at least eight people were killed and 34 people were injured in shootings in Chicago over the weekend. Consistent with past weekends, Fox Chicago, the Chicago Sun-Times, and CBS Local kept tallies of gun violence incidents and published the final tallies on Monday morning. As per usual, these outlets […]
Analyzing Weekend Gun Violence Coverage

On Monday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that four people were killed and 32 people were injured in shootings across the city this past weekend. Just as in previous weekends, CBS Local, Fox Chicago, and the Chicago Sun-Times published updated tallies of violent incidents over the course of the weekend. These outlets published a final tally […]
Recap of Weekend Gun Violence Coverage

This past weekend in Chicago, CBS Local reported that at least 21 people were injured and 4 people were killed in shootings between 5pm on Friday and 5am on Monday. Media coverage of gun violence over the weekend focused heavily on three incidents from the weekend: a 10-year-old boy who was injured in a shooting […]
Recap of Weekend Gun Violence Coverage

This past weekend in Chicago, CBS Local reported that there were at least 36 people shot and 4 people killed in Chicago between Friday at 5 pm and Monday at 5 am. Just as in previous weeks, CBS Local, Fox Chicago, and the Chicago Sun-Times kept track of the weekend’s shootings and published updated articles […]
Analysis of Weekend Gun Violence Coverage

This past weekend, from February 26 to March 1, was the most deadly weekend this month in Chicago. Fox Chicago reported that 27 people were shot between 5pm on Friday and 5am on Monday. Five of these 27 people died. Similarly to last weekend, Fox Chicago, the Chicago Sun-Times, and CBS Local published tallies of […]