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How Disaster Media Fails

By Thomas Flight

Video still of a destroyed wooden church with flooded and uprooted surroundings — What does this image mean to you? How does it make you feel? – Thomas Flight

Thomas Flight, who usually analyses films on his wonderful YouTube channel, lives in Asheville, North Carolina, USA, which was hit by Hurricane Helene in late September 2024. In his most recent video, Flight reflects on the depiction of disasters in social media, news and documentaries. While these images may inform and raise awareness, they all fail to do so adequately.

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Same publisher: Streitraum: Emanzipation und Klima – wovon wir uns befreien müssen/dürfen

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