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Compassion Fatigue: gradual decrease of compassion over time (EXPLANATION…
Compassion Fatigue: gradual decrease of compassion over time
EXPLANATION 1: MEDIA SUPERFICIALITY - the media is to blame
formula: distance from
city
/ number of dead
graphic vs needed
ebola vs sleeping sickness/meningitis
The diseases that kill more people aren't as gruesome and therefore not reported
Rawanda
: Past: Hutus started a genocide against the tutsi (small media coverage of this). When the tutsi regained control the Hutus fled and were now considered "refugees" (alot of media coverage). Americans donated to these people who had been killing the Tutsis
parachute journalism
reporters put in situations w/o knowledge which causes inaccurate or one sided views
Black deaths:
depersonalization - focus on # not individuals. With graphic images of starving african children
vs
911
- no victim bodies only building
vs
Norwegian school shooting
- children given dignity as well as individual attention
EXPLANATION 2: AUDIENCES FAULT (HUMAN NATURE)
body count syndrome:
more immune the more we watch & to keep engagement you need more violence
snuff film study:
watched violent films and reported less anxiety with more exposure
physiological desensitization:
lower heart rate + skin conductance with exposure
video game violence:
study 1) violent vs nonfviolent game 2) watch a fight 3) someone pretends to sprain ankle and check reaction time. RESULTS - violent game players reported the fight as less graphic and took longer to help
movie violence study:
1) watch violent movie , non-violent move, tested before movie 2) situation where someone needed help RESULTS - took longer to help if violent movie
racisim
