Surviving Public Perception After Tragedy

In the aftermath of an accident—especially one that captures public, or even global attention—there is a strange and painful paradox: the more traumatic and personal it is for those involved, the more likely it is to become food for headlines, speculation, and armchair commentary. The world watches, judges, and reacts, often without empathy, and almost never with a full understanding of the facts. When the cameras stop rolling and the social media storms quiet, those who lived through it are...