White Supremacist Attacks Are Growing and Are Connected

As the US cuts back on its surveillance of white supremacist groups, attacks by these groups are growing and show more connections between the groups. The New York Times has published a multi-media article that examines how connections between the groups ripple through time and international borders. 

An analysis by The New York Times of recent terrorism attacks found that at least a third of white extremist killers since 2011 were inspired by others who perpetrated similar attacks, professed a reverence for them or showed an interest in their tactics.

The connections between the killers span continents and highlight how the internet and social media have facilitated the spread of white extremist ideology and violence.

In one instance, a school shooter in New Mexico corresponded with a gunman who attacked a mall in Munich. Altogether, they killed 11 people.

As well as being unsettling, the article is a good example of how to present a lot of information in a multi-media format, something which the New York Times is doing more of, and doing it well.