Jan 12th 2011 - The assassination attempt of Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona congresswoman, has set off a flurry of media finger pointing. Many news organisations see Saturday's shooting as an inevitable by-product of fiery political rhetoric. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, FT media editor, assesses the volatile situation.

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