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How Social Media is Propelling D.C.'s Youth Homicides

How Social Media is Propelling D.C.'s Youth Homicides

City Cast DC

October 2, 202320m 55s

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Show Notes

It’s no secret that homicides are up in DC: Last week, we recorded our 200th murder of the year. But there’s more confusion about why this is happening. ProPublica's Alec MacGillis has been writing about violence in America, and one of his reports touched on an idea that hadn’t gotten much notice: that social media is propelling the carnage.


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