It seems like every day since the very first ISIS attack with the murder of journalist James Folly there is some sort of gory, tragic story on the news (Masi). Journalists claim that all the gruesome media has made Americans apathetic to the news, but I beg to differ. Modern people get so upset about all the news, even trivial stuff, to the point that it affects their own daily lives. The author of “Victims of Violence” shows how people react to situations in the media, what causes those reactions, and whether or not prolonged exposure to controversial events will dull people’s responses. Paul Martin Lesser, the author of “Victims of Violence,” included countless examples of the gory photographs that readers responded to, specifically those
