Lessons from Littleton.(how to broadcast mass murder)(Brief Article)

FBI praises coverage; broadcasters harder on themselves at RTNDA panel

Broadcast journalists have to understand, said the FBI's Gary Noesner, "that a lot of law enforcement view you as the enemy." But, he added, law enforcement must recognize that providing accurate and timely information can reduce the risk of harm.

When he trains agents for crisis situations, Noesner said, he teaches that "you must defeat the shark or the shark will defeat itself."

The student shootings at Littleton, Colo., last April, said Noesner, addressing a packed room of broadcast journalists at the Radio-Television News Directors Association convention in Charlotte, N.C., …