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Why the media fails with its wildfire reports
When wildfires devastate communities, why does the media focus on celebrities losing their mansions? In this episode, we critique how such narratives skew public sympathy and overlook the broader human and environmental toll. Through media theories like framing and symbolic interactionism, we explore how disaster coverage could—and should—do better.
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