Ruth DeFoster, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. Her professional background is in print journalism, and her published research focuses on terrorism, mass shootings, gun violence, tragedy, and identity. Ruth’s first book, Terrorizing the Masses (Peter Lang, 2017) examines 20 years of media coverage of terrorism and mass shootings in the United States.

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