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Social media has connected us to each other throughout the day in ways that we could not have previously imagined. Now our smartphones don't just ring in our ears, they buzz with a constant feed of words and images. Through a stream of tweets, retweets, updates and selfies, we think of ourselves as more emotionally, socially and politically engaged than ever - but are we? In a week where graphic images from the site of a plane shot down in Ukraine and the casualties in Gaza have been shared in cyberspace, without inhibition - are we now learning that just because we can do something, that it doesn't mean we should? Can we dispense graphic and horrific images without facts, filtering or empathy? And what does it do to us when we do? Presenter: Jane Garvey Series Producer: Ruth Watts Producer: Jane Thurlow Interviewed guest: Alex Massie Interviewed guest: Felicity Morse Interviewed guest: Eamonn O'Neill Interviewed guest: Alison Phipps.