From what I’ve seen, I’ve not the only person in the world to mention the death of someone known globally as Neda. (NSFW and disturbing).
What interests me is that I’m looking for Western European journalists to either give me context – or to point me towards the people that can, via social media or broadcast media.
Does it matter than the death of Neda reach me via social medial, or that I was the impact without the context? How far do editorial controls each – and how far do we let things shock or appal us in times of tragedy?
The traditional point of contact/context has been the journalist/editor…. How do we judge the line now?
As a former magazine and website journalist, I welcome opinions…where’s the line between shock and awe? Or awareness and indifference?
When do we stop tweeting about it, or stop updating Facebook at make a small part of a difference? And for those journalists – are you telling us how to do it?
It’s not enough to shock us anymore – it’s about to explaining how we can change things….
