How one conversation reshaped Anderson Cooper's reporting
Summary
Anderson Cooper said a 2012 interview with Jordan Ghawi changed how he reports on mass shootings. Ghawi, whose sister died in a theater attack, asked journalists to focus on victims’ names instead of the shooter’s. Recently, Cooper visited school shooting victims’ bedrooms, which are kept almost the same as they were left, acting as memorials.Key Facts
- Anderson Cooper interviewed Jordan Ghawi in 2012 after the Aurora, Colorado theater shooting.
- Jordan Ghawi’s sister, Jessica, was a victim in that attack.
- Ghawi requested that news reports mention victims by name, not the shooter.
- This request influenced Cooper’s coverage of mass shootings afterward.
- On 60 Minutes, Cooper visited the bedrooms of several school shooting victims.
- These rooms have been preserved almost exactly as they were when the victims left them.
- The preserved rooms serve as memorials to remember the young people who died.
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