The deaths of two Virginia journalists Wednesday are raising questions about the role social media played in the tragedy.
Reporter Allison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were fatally shot during a live broadcast Wednesday morning.
Like many others, Iona College professor Nadine Barnett-Cosby learned through social media about the death of the journalists.
Barnett-Cosby, who teaches mass communications, says it's also disturbing that the killer, Vester Flanagan, posted the shooting on social media.
"It's a disaster," she says. "It's really like a claim to fame for these people who commit crimes and put information or visuals like this on social media."
Barnett-Cosby says it's not an indictment of social media, but she is concerned that the attack may motivate a copycat killer.