COMPLAINTS ABOUT SWINE FLU COVERAGE
To all those who complained on FACEBOOK that we are sensationalizing swine flu I would say the sense of panic is simply up to the media consumer. If you watch news for 3 hours on five different channels---yes---you will see a lot of swine flu coverage. But we feel like most people catch a half-hour of news, and in that half-hour we'll give you as much info and perspective as possible. It never fails. If we did very little... and this mysterious strain suddenly became more severe, than people would light up our phone lines complaining "why didn't anyone tell me."
Remember--you could live in China where everything is rainbows and candy canes because the government controlled media can't tell you when there is something wrong.
In the end, you can always shut the TV off.
Comments
Lol. That's very true. My friends tell me how much they hate watching the news. Something that doesn't really encourage me since they all know I'm a broadcast journalism student right now. But I tell them the same thing.
:)
Posted by: Jenny Castillo | May 2, 2009 6:16 PM