Mansfield Selectmen Angered by Newtown Media Coverage
Mansfield selectmen feel that the media did more harm than good.
Mansfield selectmen said on Wednesday that the coverage of the tragic shootings in Newtown Connecticut last week was poor at best and at worst could cause more damage. “The media was phenomenally poor in accuracy for the first two days,” said selectman George Dentino. “What I worry about is the media overdoing it … it tends to affects people’s minds that are very small, and history will repeat itself down the line. It puts suggestions in people’s minds that otherwise wouldn’t have them.” Selectman chair Olivier Kozlowski said that the media coverage was questionable because reports and connections were made that were not there, including the shooter’s apparent Aspergers syndrome. Following the shooting, a report came out that Aspergers …
