Assignment 6 Media, Audience & Global Compassion
1.
Read the following article:
a. Hoijer, B. (2004). The discourse of global compassion: The audience and media reporting
of human suffering. (pdf on d2l)
2. APA requirements for this activity: Each prompt (3-a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h) should have ONE in-text
citation. A properly APA-formatted reference page should be on a separate page at the end of
the document. Please refer to APA resources on d2l to guide your efforts. We are continuing to
practice our APA writing skills.
3. As you are now learning how to identify key concepts in articles, please briefly discuss the ‘key
concepts’ or ‘take home messages’ in the following prompts. It is acceptable to use bullet points
and/or construct a table to succinctly convey your points.
a. Define compassion, NGOs and the intersections of the global compassion discourse.
b. How does television foster/portray/represent global compassion?
c. How does the media portray ‘the ideal victim’?
d. How does the media portray humanitarian organizations?
e. In the following table, identify key points regarding the Audience Reactions: extent of
compassion, compassion as dependent upon visuals, compassion as dependent upon
ideal victim images
Key Point
Your discussion
regarding
audience
reactions
extent of
compassion
compassion as
dependent
upon visuals
compassion as
dependent
upon ideal
victim
f.
In the following table, briefly define the forms of compassion (tender-hearted, blamefilled, shame-filled, powerlessness-filled)
Term to Define Your paraphrased definition
tender-hearted
compassion
blame-filled
compassion
shame-filled
compassion
powerlessnessfilled
compassion
g. How do we distance ourselves from compassion (distantiation from compassion)?
h. How does gender affect compassion (gendered compassion)?

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