This is journalistic malpractice.
12 of the top 14 stories on the Detroit News homepage are coronavirus.
20 of 21 on the Detroit Free Press’ homepage are coronavirus.
The media says things like “we didn’t do this,” #factsoverfear, “all we said was to wash your hands.”
100% false.
It wants you to fear. It wants you to panic. It makes for a better story.
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The media wants you to panic
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Nobody said it shouldn’t be in the forefront, but it’s all people are seeing.selurzam wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 7:21 pmThis is a global pandemic. I am a molecular biologist (albeit not a virologist, but have extensive work in viral genomes) and there have been several experts in virology and epidemiology who put the number of infections at 40-60 million in the US with mortality numbers around 1 million. 12-18 months to gain immunity which means this may flare up again in the fall (if it turns out to be seasonal).
The virus is mutating as we speak and will undoubtedly be very difficult to pin down in the immediate future of research.
Yes you can take the same steps as influenza prevention but the difference is that this genome is novel. No one has an immunity. It's a respiratory infection...do we have enough ventilators? Beds? No. Mortality rates are 10x (at least) higher than influenza.
So, yeah, putting it at the forefront of all news outlets is not a waste.
87.5% of one outlet, more than 95% of another.
Come on!
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What about all the mild cases that people recover from quickly? Nope. You won’t hear about them.
1million planes land safely. No news stories.
One plane crashes. Wall to wall coverage for days.
1million planes land safely. No news stories.
One plane crashes. Wall to wall coverage for days.
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In the same way “x number of people have died” but yet they can make it wall to wall for weeks. Interesting.Rate This wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 12:20 pmWhat’s to say exactly? You get a blurb commonly... “x number of people have recovered”... there isn’t anything to say.lovinlife101 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 12:00 pmWhat about all the mild cases that people recover from quickly? Nope. You won’t hear about them.
1million planes land safely. No news stories.
One plane crashes. Wall to wall coverage for days.
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Maybe the truth for once?Rate This wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 12:32 pmAgain what exactly do you want them to say?lovinlife101 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 12:25 pmIn the same way “x number of people have died” but yet they can make it wall to wall for weeks. Interesting.Rate This wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 12:20 pmWhat’s to say exactly? You get a blurb commonly... “x number of people have recovered”... there isn’t anything to say.lovinlife101 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 12:00 pmWhat about all the mild cases that people recover from quickly? Nope. You won’t hear about them.
1million planes land safely. No news stories.
One plane crashes. Wall to wall coverage for days.