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What does it mean?
Clinton urges Americans to remember victims and places even when media attention fades away.
In plain terms
Do not forget suffering just because cameras stop rolling.
What can you take from it?
Concern should persist beyond the news cycle.

Where it applies

  • crisis response
  • media coverage

Putting it to work

  • support affected communities
  • maintain advocacy

Questions to consider

  • How do we keep focus on forgotten crises?

Another view

Public attention is finite and often driven by practical constraints.

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