Empathy Cultivation through (Pro)Social Media: A Counter to Compassion Fatigue
While a sizable body of literature suggests that repeated exposure to images of suffering may provoke compassion fatigue and news avoidance in audiences, this paper examines whether a different kind of representation can allow viewers to connect with the subjects of media coverage, cultivating empat...
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MDPI AG
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Journalism and Media |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/2/4/47 |