News Coverage of mass murderers and the consequence of making somebody infamous

Whenever we see news coverage of a mass murder such as a random shooting we are immediately drawn to the media to provide us with all the details to satisfy our own voyeuristic needs. The media tends to focus on all the grim aspects of the story that show details about how the killings took place and how many people died. The media seeks to quickly make the killer infamous and familiarise him with the public by repeatedly showing his/her face and revealing any details about their life. Curiosity is human nature and people as well as wanting to satisfy their own need for all the gory details they wish to try and gain an understanding as to how somebody can go from living what would appear a relatively normal life to becoming a mass murderer. The media plays upon this curiosity by attempting to dig up as much as they can on the killer within a short space of time showing social networking posts, photographs and videos of his his/her life before the incident occured. The public becomes saturated in details about the killers life in hope of better understanding what would cause somone to commit such a horrific crime.
Supply vs demand the media supplys us with the details to satisfy our own voyeuristic needs. However I believe these needs are also driven by the media, like fuel to a fire the media turns a murderer into an infamous vigilante in which any new piece of personal information can be made into a news story. The media seeks to cash in and sensationalise on the publics desire for the intimate details.
 The sad consequence of this reckless news reporting is that by familiarising the murderer with the public he becomes infamous and that satisfies his need to be known for what he has done. In Charlie Brookers Newswipe Dr Park Dietz a forensic physchiatrist states that when details on a mass murder are being revealed 24/7 another one to two mass murders can be expected within that week! The media's coverage serves to use a killer as a pin up person and for some people who may feel alienated or bullied perhaps the thought that by killing as many people as they can will serve revenge for the way they have been treated in life and to let the world know who they are. The media should have an obligation to not be so voyeuristic as although the media has nothing to do with a mass murder its coverage makes the killer infamous which is what he/she wants. So although the media isn't directly responsible for the murders it creates a situation in which mass murders will continue to happen due to the coverage and its ability to make a killer infamous.