'MIDNIGHT MASSACRE' — Media Coverage of the Colorado Theater Killings

I haven't been using anything like "Batman killer" in my reporting. It just doesn't seem right to reward the suspect with that kind of language. But see the New Statesman's roundup of news outlets that blared some variation of "BATMAN MADMAN" across their front pages: "How the media shouldn't cover a mass murder." (Via Mediagazer.)

And below is the image from yesterday's Los Angeles Times front page. The newspaper has had good coverage, via Yahoo, "Colorado shooting: How newspapers covered the 'Dark Knight' massacre." The caption at the picture reads: "TOM SULLIVAN hugs relatives at Gateway High School, where he was seeking information on his son, Alex, who went to see 'The Dark Knight Rises' for his birthday. Some victims remained unidentified Friday."