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In our third special birthday episode, host JJ is joined by Team Enough Executive Council members Aalayah Eastmond and Stephan Abrams. Together, all three discuss why the No Notoriety Campaign and organization, which is devoted to shifting attention from shooters to victims and survivors, is so important. Then, JJ sits down with Tom Teves to discuss how the Teves' family created No Notoriety after their eldest son Alex was killed at the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater shooting in July of 2012 while shielding his girlfriend, Amanda. That shooting left 12 people dead and 70 injured, but in the long days of media coverage that followed, attention was largely focused on the profile of the shooter -- not on the acts of heroism done by people like Alex, or the lives of those tragically taken. Tom goes on to share why the campaign is so important, and how individuals and news organizations can “minimize harm” while reporting on mass shootings.Mentioned in this podcast: Brady urges attention to the ongoing needs of survivors and affected families, not shooters (Brady)FBI to media: Don't name mass shooters (KSAT)Contagion in Mass Killings and School Shootings (PLOS One)A call to end the media coverage mass shooters want (Ted)Don’t Name Them, Don’t Show Them, But Report Everything Else: A Pragmatic Proposal for Denying Mass Killers the Attention They Seek and Deterring Future Offenders (American Behavioral Scientist)A version of this podcast initially ran as "A Matter of No Notoriety." For more information on Brady, follow us on social media @Bradybuzz or visit our website at bradyunited.org.Full transcripts and bibliographies of this episode are available at bradyunited.org/podcast.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255.Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” CurbySpecial thanks to Hogan Lovells for their long-standing legal support℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and BradySupport the show (https://www.bradyunited.org/donate)