Knowing about and acting in relation to distant suffering: mind the gap!

A report aimed at NGOs and journalists working within the marketing and media coverage of disasters, human rights and development. “If people only knew, then they would act!” The image of a suffering child or the story of a starving mother supposedly should make us care and want to alleviate that suffering and make a change. People know, but they do not necessarily act.

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Year of publication:	2012-06
Authors:	Orgad, Shani ; Vella, Corinne ; Seu, Bruna ; Flanagan, Frances ; Bray, Ian ; Daynes, Leigh ; Paddy, Brendan ; Morrison, Joe
Institutions:	London School of Economics (LSE)

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	LSE Research Online Documents on Economics.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	24 pages
Classification:	L91 - Transportation: General ; L96 - Telecommunications
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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