Feel This from On the Media: dive into virtual reality-inspired empathy

Listen to On the Media-  OTM looks at how the media tries to reach us on an emotional level. We look at the New York Times’ dive into virtual reality-inspired empathy, and Europe’s “compassion fatigue”.

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how empathy is commodified by the media.


VR

google card – give empathic connection – VR

Stanford VR lab and empathy – embody getting old and job interview.

Upworthy http://www.upworthy.com/

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Peter Koechley  
cofounder

using headlines to attract people.

building empathy, empathic story telling 

empathy centric focus


NPR 

creating content that connects

empathy generating power.