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Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: Open-source data systems, largely drawn from media sources, are commonly used by scholars due to the lack of a comprehensive national data system. It is unclear if these data provide an accurate and complete representation of firearm injuries and their context. The study objectives were to compare firearm injuries in official police records with media reports to better identify the characteristics associated with media reporting.
METHODS: Firearm injuries were identified in open-source media reports and compared to nonfatal firearm injury (n = 1642) data from official police records between January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Events were matched on date, location, and event circumstances. Four multivariate, multi-level mixed effects logistic regression models were conducted to assess which survivor, event, and community characteristics were associated with media reporting. Data were analyzed 2023 - January 2024.
RESULTS: Media reported 41% of nonfatal shootings in 2021 and 45% in 2022(p < 0.05), which is approximately two out of every five shootings. Shootings involving multiple survivors, children, and self-defense were more likely to be reported, whereas unintentional shootings and shootings that occurred in structurally disadvantaged communities were less likely to be reported.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that relying on media reports of firearm injuries alone may misrepresent the numbers and contexts of shootings. Public health interventions that educate journalists about these important issues may be an impactful firearm violence prevention strategy. Also, it is critical to link data systems at the local level to ensure interventions are designed and evaluated using accurate data.
METHODS: Firearm injuries were identified in open-source media reports and compared to nonfatal firearm injury (n = 1642) data from official police records between January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Events were matched on date, location, and event circumstances. Four multivariate, multi-level mixed effects logistic regression models were conducted to assess which survivor, event, and community characteristics were associated with media reporting. Data were analyzed 2023 - January 2024.
RESULTS: Media reported 41% of nonfatal shootings in 2021 and 45% in 2022(p < 0.05), which is approximately two out of every five shootings. Shootings involving multiple survivors, children, and self-defense were more likely to be reported, whereas unintentional shootings and shootings that occurred in structurally disadvantaged communities were less likely to be reported.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that relying on media reports of firearm injuries alone may misrepresent the numbers and contexts of shootings. Public health interventions that educate journalists about these important issues may be an impactful firearm violence prevention strategy. Also, it is critical to link data systems at the local level to ensure interventions are designed and evaluated using accurate data.
摘要：
目标：开源数据系统，主要来自媒体来源，由于缺乏全面的国家数据系统，学者们普遍使用。尚不清楚这些数据是否提供了枪支伤害及其背景的准确和完整的表示。研究目的是将官方警察记录中的枪支伤害与媒体报道进行比较，以更好地识别与媒体报道相关的特征。
方法：枪支伤害是在开源媒体报道中确定的，并与2021年1月1日至2022年12月31日在印第安纳波利斯的官方警察记录中的非致命枪支伤害（n=1642）数据进行了比较。印第安纳.事件在日期上匹配，location,和事件情况。四个多元，采用多级混合效应逻辑回归模型评估哪些幸存者，事件,社区特征与媒体报道有关。数据进行了2023年至2024年1月的分析。
结果：媒体报道了2021年41％的非致命枪击事件，2022年45％（p<0.05），这大约是每五个枪击事件中的两个。涉及多名幸存者的枪击事件,孩子们,自卫更有可能被报道，而意外枪击事件和发生在结构不利社区的枪击事件不太可能被报道。
结论：研究结果表明，仅依靠媒体报道枪支伤害可能会歪曲枪击事件的数量和背景。教育记者了解这些重要问题的公共卫生干预措施可能是一种有效的枪支暴力预防策略。此外，在地方一级连接数据系统至关重要，以确保使用准确的数据来设计和评估干预措施。
方法：枪支伤害是在开源媒体报道中确定的，并与2021年1月1日至2022年12月31日在印第安纳波利斯的官方警察记录中的非致命枪支伤害（n=1642）数据进行了比较。印第安纳.事件在日期上匹配，location,和事件情况。四个多元，采用多级混合效应逻辑回归模型评估哪些幸存者，事件,社区特征与媒体报道有关。数据进行了2023年至2024年1月的分析。
结果：媒体报道了2021年41％的非致命枪击事件，2022年45％（p<0.05），这大约是每五个枪击事件中的两个。涉及多名幸存者的枪击事件,孩子们,自卫更有可能被报道，而意外枪击事件和发生在结构不利社区的枪击事件不太可能被报道。
结论：研究结果表明，仅依靠媒体报道枪支伤害可能会歪曲枪击事件的数量和背景。教育记者了解这些重要问题的公共卫生干预措施可能是一种有效的枪支暴力预防策略。此外，在地方一级连接数据系统至关重要，以确保使用准确的数据来设计和评估干预措施。
