- What is compassion and "compassion fatigue"?
- How may the media development in general contribute to global compassion (and cosmopolitanism)?
- Why do some disasters and other events of suffering end up on top of the mainstream news agenda, while others are pushed down?
- In what way may the internet affect the international news agenda?
The lecture
Browse through the presentation from my course in Media & Politics at Lillehammer University College.
The literature
- Chouliaraki, L. (2008). The Mediation of Suffering and the Vision of a Cosmopolitan Public. 21p. *
- Hoskins, A., & O’Loughlin, B. (2010). War and media. Chap. 3. 23p.
Watch relevant videos
Peter Singer: The why and how of effective altruism
Paul Conneally: Digital humanitarianism
Ethan Zuckerman: Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection
Watch more videos on the YouTube playlist
Useful links
- Aale, P. K. (2014, July 15). Slik kan du bidra til en slavefri tomatbransje.
- Abrahamsen, R. (2014, May 23). Before we get carried away – politics, security and Nigeria’s missing girls.
- Brannen, K. (2014, August 15). Countries in Crisis at Record High.
- Farrell, N. (2014). From Activist to Entrepreneur: Peace One Day and the Changing Persona of the Social Campaigner. M/C Journal, 17(3).
- Gbikpi, N. (2013, September 13). Whose “Mission”? Celebrities, voice and refugees.
- Haskell, J. (2013, December 12). Steven Van Zandt on How “Sun City” Helped Break Apartheid.
- Kascak, L., & DasGupta, S. (2014, June 19). #InstagrammingAfrica: The Narcissism of Global Voluntourism.
- Mary Joyce. (2013, June 13). Video Advocacy Styles. News & Politics.
- Meier, P. (2013). iRevolution.
- Solomon, D. (n.d.). Steven Van Zandt Tells The Story Of “Sun City” And Fighting Apartheid In South Africa.
- Wolfe, L. (2014, August 1). Attention Deficit Disorder. Foreign Policy.
