How imagery and media coverage influence our empathy for strangers
- Written by Dan Crimston, Postdoctoral Researcher in Morality and Social Psychology, The University of Queensland
Footage of 12 boys trapped in a cave system in Thailand has inundated our screens in recent days.
An international rescue effort is under way, which includes a team of specialists sent by the Australian government to assist with the safe recovery of the young soccer team. Highlighting the gravity of the situation, a former Thai Navy diver has died...
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