MEDIAWATCH - #IceBucketChallenge and hashtag activism

FRANCE 24 English
FRANCE 24 English
  • 10 years ago
Is it "narcissim dressed up as altruism" as some have claimed? We take a look at the "IceBucketChallange" campaign and other campaigns on social media for valid causes that are quickly forgotten. Also, Anjan Sundaram writing in The Observer looks at diminishing resources for reporting in the field where journalists focus on "an ever-narrower agenda".

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