On: US newspapers run more photos of school shooting suspects than victims (2018)

[Swizec]

Same reason as why celebrities are reported “Found dead in a bath tub” and not “Committed suicide”. It discourages copycats.

In some way the more you talk about the perps, the more you’re saying “You can do this and then you will be famous”

[zamadatix → Swizec]

Since it's usually "Found dead in bath tub... from apparent suicide" I assumed it was just a more attention grabbing headline.