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Nearly a decade ago, Jorge Acevedo was shot during a carjacking attempt. He lived. The force of will that helped him survive has propelled him to become a police volunteer, the president of Delta Sigma Omicron, start a wheelchair soccer team, graduate from GCC with an associates' degree in Criminal Justice and serve on the Disabled Access Process Appeals Commission for Los Angeles.
The Tiziano Project's civic engagement campaign seeks to bring the tools of journalism to regions neglected by the mainstream media.
The media's obsession with celebrity is a reflection of societies' unquenchable desire for scandal and gossip. Is bringing "celebrity chic" to a war zone the key to catching public interest or does it cheapen the tragedy to a mere spectacle? Two photographs by photographer Nick Ut capture the dilemma.
