Compassion, Morality, and the MediaOpen University Press, 2001 - 152 pages Why do the reports and representations of suffering and misery move us? What are we likely to do about it and why? Why do people take part in telethon appeals? Most of us have watched television or read newspapers and been moved to compassion by the suffering and misery that we see. We know that many people suffer thanks to war, famine or environmental catastrophe. But what do the reports and representations of the suffering and misery of others actually mean to media users? This book seeks to answer this question and offers an engaging narrative through which it becomes possible to think about the role of journalists as moral agents. The author explores the tensions between the intentions of journalists, the horizons of the audience and the priorities of media institutions. |
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... suffering of the slaves . The point that Arendt is wanting to make is that initially it was only in the European context that suffering and misery became associated with ideals of com- passion whereas , in the context of America , the ...
... suffering of the slaves . The point that Arendt is wanting to make is that initially it was only in the European context that suffering and misery became associated with ideals of com- passion whereas , in the context of America , the ...
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... suffering and misery is ever inevitable , the way that things are , and natural . For different reasons , and within the context of very different analyses , they both want the world to be presented ' as it is ' and without resort to ...
... suffering and misery is ever inevitable , the way that things are , and natural . For different reasons , and within the context of very different analyses , they both want the world to be presented ' as it is ' and without resort to ...
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... suffering and misery in any part of the world can be broadcast to a Western audience which might feel com- passion ... suffering does not necessarily translate into time spent with suffering . It does not at all follow that we are more ...
... suffering and misery in any part of the world can be broadcast to a Western audience which might feel com- passion ... suffering does not necessarily translate into time spent with suffering . It does not at all follow that we are more ...
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COMPASSION FATIGUE AND THE ETHICS OF THE JOURNALISTIC FIELD | 13 |
THE COMPASSION OF THE AUDIENCE | 43 |
LIFTING THE LID ON COMPASSION | 74 |
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