One of the biggest differences between our lives and the lives of previous generations is that so much can be witnessed through a camera lens.
National and world tragedies are brought into our living rooms as they happen.
In the past, bad news and its accompanying photographs took time to travel and the people involved may well have begun to recover before the news broke elsewhere. Now war is seen in action and children witness events such as soldiers storming buildings and even killing prisoners, as they occur.
In this sense, war has become entertainment. It is the same with natural disasters and acts of terrorism.
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