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Hey... You don't have to *look* at photos of dead or dying people to "witness" a conflict if you can't handle it right now. You can read, and understand what's going on, and work up to the much more psychologically difficult work of viewing pictures until whenever you can...On twitter.com
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It's frustrating when photos of the dead are in our feeds, in social share cards, or at the top of stories. People remember photos of historical mass deaths b/c they made an impact, but remember that historical texts and museums do a lot of work to prepare you with context...Permalink On twitter.com
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News outlets that are putting photos of dead bodies at the top of stories and in share cards that show them unexpectedly in social feeds are not providing that context at that moment and what they're doing is fundamentally irresponsible...Permalink On twitter.com
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We can and should witness horrors of the present to assure they do not happen again, but shock jock-style photo use, where it is shoved in front of you like 'surprise, look at this' *is not that*. There are many ways to witness, photos aren't even the most effective. Take time.Permalink On twitter.com
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