Journalists shot, killed in Virginia during live shot

L.A. Times went NYDN Lite.

Also below-the-fold A1, though.

http://www.latimes.com/includes/sectionfronts/A1.pdf

 

I hate these blowhards whose answer to gun violence is more guns. All other arguments aside, the greatest flaw in that philosophy is there are plenty of times where the person shooting you doesn't actually start a fight with you or at the very least they aren't wearing a sign that reads "I'm going to shoot you now!" If someone is yelling at you and waiving a gun about, then sure, having a defensive piece might, might, help. You have to control your emotions in that moment enough to pull out your weapon and get off a clean shot before the other guy sees what you're doing and fires first. In this case, the guy knew what he was about to do. He knew he was going to pull out a weapon and fire it. The reporter, camera man and camber of commerce president sure as hell didn't know what he was doing until he actually fired. That also ignores the notion of people over reacting to an argument and firing when they shouldn't, firing a weapon and hitting an innocent bystander, being mistaken by a cop as the suspect and so on. That is my rant, I respectfully yield to those who disagree or who have hard data to back up why arming more people helps. My opinion is it won't help, but that is my opinion (was that enough qualifiers? I can add others).

 

Miami Herald played it huge:

The Miami Herald | Today's Front Pages | Newseum

 

Chicago Tribune, as well.

Chicago Tribune | Today's Front Pages | Newseum

 

So in an effort not to seem 'old news,' the LA Times goes with--- not the fact of the killing--- but the voyeurism angle.

Written by the TV critic.

That's more offensive to me than the Daily News.

 

That's not "huge."

 

Boston Globe, as well.

The Boston Globe | Today's Front Pages | Newseum

 

The husband of Vicki Gardner, the Chamber of Commerce executive who was also shot, was also watching on live TV when it happened:

Vicki Gardner: Husband saw chamber of commerce exec shot - CNN.com

He said she got up and walked to an ambulance after being shot in the back.

 

Below-the-fold front page refer in the Detroit Free Press, but no A1 story.

Detroit Free Press | Today's Front Pages | Newseum

 

Have to agree with Lugs. Spinning the "lead" into the voyeurism/televised aspect is pretty disrespectful. Also, I'm surprised the hometown paper only ran bulked-up mugs of the deceased.

 

St. Louis Post-Dispatch goes double-decker banner:

St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Today's Front Pages | Newseum

 

The smiling mug. Ugh.