How US school shooting survivors spar with gun rights activists on air and online. Plus, media strangled in Eritrea.
#NeverAgain: Aftermath of the Florida school shooting
Sometimes it's worth waiting for a story to play out and then examining what's been reported in the aftermath. The Florida school shooting, which happened three weeks ago, is one of those cases. Seventeen were killed in the attack, 14 of them students.
Unlike some previous school shootings in the US, these survivors didn't shy away from the cameras - they went looking for them.
The teenagers used the plentiful airtime they got to push for tougher gun control laws. And they found themselves taking on not just politicians, but one of the most potent lobby groups around - the National Rifle Association.
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