Nation at war, reporters fighting

People, in general, spend a good portion of their time looking for meaning in their lives. Establishing a set of goals and values on behalf of which to live and fight is, as we all know, a difficult task. Such a goal, however, is extremely more complex when what must be justified is not life but dea...

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Autor: Wainberg, Jacques A.
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2008
País:Brasil
Recursos:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repositório:Revista FAMECOS: Mídia cultura e tecnologia
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/2948
Acesso em linha:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/revistafamecos/article/view/2948
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Journalism
War journalism
War reporter
Jornalismo
jornalismo de guerra
repórter de guerra
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Resumo:People, in general, spend a good portion of their time looking for meaning in their lives. Establishing a set of goals and values on behalf of which to live and fight is, as we all know, a difficult task. Such a goal, however, is extremely more complex when what must be justified is not life but death. After all, where and how can one find arguments capable of giving meaning to a life dedicated to the propagation of destruction? How can individuals and nations accept in peace of mind the idea of killing or being killed?