Depending on how slow news is over the holidays, shootings will be the new hype category. Earlier today I saw a tweet by Sally Kohn that neatly summarizes the semantics of shootings in the United States (your mileage may vary in other places):
Muslim shooter = entire religion guiltyBlack shooter = entire race guilty
White shooter = mentally troubled lone wolf
You should print that out and paste it to your television. To keep track of how reporters, elected officials and others react to different types of shootings. Or your own reaction.
PS: This is an example of sarcasm.