Tag: Social Media
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The World Is Becoming More Connected, Yet We Understand Each Other Less
We have never had so much access to the world. So why do we still know so little about the people living in it? I can wake up in Belgium, read the news from Iran, watch a video filmed in North Korea, exchange messages with someone in Iraq, and book a flight to China. All…
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When Travel Content Turns Human Suffering Into Entertainment
There is a difference between documenting a country’s history and turning its suffering into entertainment. Syria has endured years of war, displacement, destruction and loss. Entire communities have been changed forever, families have been separated, homes have disappeared and countless people are still living with the consequences. For visitors, abandoned military sites, destroyed buildings, checkpoints…