The wars we ignore, reporting from a forgotten crisis | Sam Mednick | TEDxKaunas скачать в хорошем качестве

The wars we ignore, reporting from a forgotten crisis | Sam Mednick | TEDxKaunas

This talk will explore what it’s like reporting from a forgotten crisis. It’ll look at why we connect more with some crises and not others and why it matters if we relate at all. As humans, we’re numb to large numbers of people but we’re receptive to individual stories. This talk aims to put a human face at the heart of the crisis in South Sudan and explain why when we shut off from what’s going on around us, we’re in danger of losing some of our own humanity. Sam is a freelance journalist and the South Sudan Correspondent for the Associated Press. She’s worked and lived all over the world including Africa, Asia, South America, Europe and the Middle East covering conflict, post conflict and development stories. Sam writes for the Associated Press, The New Humanitarian, VICE, The Guardian, Foreign Policy and Devex, among other publications. When she’s not in the field, Sam hosts a weekly talk radio show in Barcelona. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx