How Crime Shows Undermine Your Empathy
Carolyn Murnick |
TEDxNJIT
• November 2018
Crime stories — television shows, podcasts, and books — are more popular than ever, and author Carolyn Murnick was one of the genre's biggest fans. But after her childhood best friend was killed, she started questioning the male-focused, sensationalist, and skewed perspective of most crime narratives and discovered just how much is at risk when we consume murder as entertainment.