The Atlantic: The Decline of American Nationalism (Or, Why We Love to Hate Kony 2012)
Three weeks ago, a small group of idealistic 20- and 30-somethings in San Diego tried to spark a national conversation about Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. Their video campaign, Kony 2012, got millions of Americans talking, but about something different. The conversation that people ended up…
In light of the intense (excessive?) controversy over the Kony2012 video, what is gained or lost from advocacy through online videos? What’s the balance between catching people’s short attention spans and providing inadequate information?
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