Psychology of Fear and Crisis Messaging: Fatigue and Desensitisation
I explore how repeated crisis narratives tire the public, how mainstream and alternative outlets frame fear, and why we grow numb to the messages.
I explore how repeated crisis narratives tire the public, how mainstream and alternative outlets frame fear, and why we grow numb to the messages.
I examine how the environmental externalities of global supply chains are framed by official narratives and alternative media, and why the truth is murkier than we are told.
How subscription models reframe ownership, lock in users and shape narratives. I examine the mainstream and alternative angles and ask who really benefits.
We explore how subscriptions reshape control, choice and power, and why both mainstream and alternative media tell different stories about the subscription push.
I examine how wealthy donors shape university stories, curricula and research priorities, and how mainstream and alternative media frame the debate.
I examine how whistleblowers are framed by mainstream and alternative outlets, and why smear tactics often quiet essential voices.
We examine how governments and media use fear and reward messaging to shape behaviour, and how mainstream and alternative narratives interpret those tactics.
We examine how algorithms, media framing and commercial incentives drive doomscrolling and how mainstream and alternative narratives explain the attention war.
We examine how official accounts and alternative interpretations clash over hidden power, media framing, and what investigative reporting reveals.
We investigate how official and alternative media frame global crises, crediting journalists and scholars while weighing competing interpretations.