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This special edition of Nieman reports focuses on the ways the media report on children and violence in the wake of highly publicized school shootings. Schools, police, courtrooms and juvenile detention centers all factor into the series, compiled of articles from editors and writers with firsthand experience in covering violent acts of children and, more often, the acts of violence committed against them. The media's role in shaping public perception of juvenile violence - a thorny issue touching on race and deep-rooted social concerns - is also examined.