Media and compassion after digital war: Why digital media haven t transformed responses to human suffering in contemporary conflict

No. Panggil :	eja-21-0598
Nama Orang :	Hoskins, Andrew






Penerbitan :	[Place of publication not identified] : Cambridge - Crime, 2020

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Abstrak	There is a persistent belief in the power of media images to transform the events they depict. Yet despite the instant availability of billions of images of human suffering and death in the continuous and connective digital glare of social media, the catastrophes of contemporary wars, such as in Syria and Yemen, unfold relentlessly. There are repeated expressions of surprise by some in the West when the dissemination of images of suffering and wars, particularly in mainstream news media, does not translate into a de-escalation of conflict. In this article I consider today s loosening of the often presumed relationship between media representation, knowledge and response under the conditions of digital war. This is the digital disruption of the relationship between warfare and society in which all sides participate in the uploading and sharing of information on, and images and videos of, conflict. Is it the case that the capacity of images of human injury and death to bring about change, and the expectation that they would stir practical intervention in wars, is and has been exaggerated? Even if we are moved or shocked upon being confronted by such images, does this translate into some form of action, individual or otherwise? In this article I contend that the saturation of information and images of human suffering and death in contemporary warfare has not ushered in a new era of compassion fatigue. Rather, algorithmically charged outrage is a proxy for effects. It is easy to misconstrue the velocity of linking and liking and sharing as some kind of mass action or mass movement. Humanitarian catastrophes slowly unfold in an age of continuous and connective digital glare, and yet they are unseen. If the imploded battlefield of digital war affording the most proximate and persistent view of human suffering and death in history cannot ultimately mobilize radically effective forms of public response, it is difficult to imagine what will.
Entri Tambahan Nama Orang
001 Hak Akses (open/membership)	membership
Kata Kunci	digital war, social media, images, human suffering, compassion, humanitarian crises, Syria, Yemen.
ISSN
Tahun Terbit	2020
No. Induk	eja-21-0598
Entri Sumber Data	Cambridge - Crime
Entri Utama Nama orang	Hoskins, Andrew
Volume, Nomor, Tahun dan Hlm.	vol. 102, no. 913, p. 117-143
Entri Utama Nama Badan
Barcode	eja-21-0598
Subjek Topik
Judul Utama	Media and compassion after digital war: Why digital media haven t transformed responses to human suffering in contemporary conflict
Kode Bahasa	eng
Sumber Koleksi	Perpustakaan Nasional