Psychology of Media & Technology

The immediacy of live video is very powerful.  We also have to remember that media of any kind is curated by something even as simple as when you hit the record button, where you pointed the camera, and any verbal commentary.  No piece of media, especially live-streaming from a phone, doesn't and can't  show full context; it shows a selective point of view.  We have to honor the reality of the teller but we can't ignore the reality of other participants.  Hopefully, the use of real time videos makes tragic events poignantly real and much more difficult to ignore—and begins conversations toward change.