From WNYC in New York, this is On the Media.

I'm Bob Garfield.

And I'm Brooke Gladstone.

Fast approaching, a grim anniversary, one that a small town in Connecticut awaits with sorrow and apprehension.

On December 14th, we'll have a moment of silence for Newtown.

You're hearing an ad from a group called Mom's Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.

But with 26 more school shootings since that day...

A new CNN poll finds that support for stricter gun laws has dropped from 55 to 49% since the shootings in Newtown.

Ask yourself.

You silence what America needs right now.

This week, many in the media are asking some version of that question,

especially since the 911 tapes from that day were just released.

The town 911, what's the location of the emergency day were just released. I think on 911. What's the location of the emergency?

I think there's somebody who's shooting in here.

My plea is for the media to treat us kindly, Newtown First Selectman Pat Lodra wrote in her blog.

The release of the tapes, she wrote, will create a new layer of pain for many in the Newtown community.

Fox, CBS, and CNN all have aired edits of the recordings.

ABC, NBC, and NPR have not and will not.

CNN's Jeffrey Tubin offered a spirited defense.

This is a major event in American history.

Major.

The Congress almost voted gun control because of this.

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