Marcie's brainstorm

Hello all,

When I think of powerful war reporting or "propaganda," I think of sorrowful music montages with dramatic photography, at the center of which are, of course, the women and children and the stereotypical male hero. Possible areas of focus could be gender roles in today's war or the psychological impact on a child watching the violence unfold. Sometimes the simplest message is the most impactful, so I think it could be interesting to hear observations and predictions about the world's future via a child's unjaded and jargon-free reporting.

I do think personalizing our report will be important, emphazing the humanity (or lack thereof) in war. Perhaps a macro to micro contrast could draw in an audience. For example, showing a star burst graphic on an aerial map to indicate where a car bomb went off is far less moving than showing the look on a child's face whose father was the driver. A map of Morgandad with a Google Earth-esque zoom tool could slowly reveal the painful truth to an initiallly dehumanized event.

-Marcie