The Key Roles of Mass Media

The following link is an Article on the recent Churchill shooting;

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chapel-hill-shooting-three-young-muslims-gunned-down-in-north-carolina-at-their-family-home-10037734.html I believe this article shows important information on a global level, it informs readers of a devastating event that is recent and isn't getting much media coverage because it is very controversial. The article in slightly biased towards the white man who did the shooting, and they say that it was a parking dispute. However they also include information about the support web pages as well. This is the most unbiased article I have read on it so far besides videos. News broadcasts in the states have barely touched this subject and if they do, they almost blame the victims for the event occuring in the first place. I think this is mass media because everyone should know about what events are currently happening in the world, even if they are terrifying and awful.