Sure, but I think it's become popular to underestimate how much traditional media still shapes narratives.It's not really "the media" though. This stuff was all over Twitter within minutes.
I'm also not suggesting censorship, just that coverage should be skewed towards the victims and a context given that centres the attacker, their motivations etc. around that. Underground is a good book, and really a powerful argument for pacifism, with some pointed media criticism to begin with. Worth the read, but genuinely tragic.