Possibly… but not likely.
Firstly, why would the media take such a course of action? Who would benefit the most? Surely not the media themselves, they’ve already taken some criticism for their over-exuberant coverage of the swine flu epidemic. The only ones that would benefit from such coverage are the major governments of the world, not necessarily the media themselves.
Secondly, what do we mean by the ‘media’? Are we talking about one interconnected, interrelated conglomerate that are seemingly separate but in reality are one united global organization? There is no evidence to substantiate this idea and it smells too much of a conspiracy theory.
Why the media covered the swine flu epidemic the way they did was because they had no choice. If we remember back to early 2004 when cases of avian flu just came to light we can see that the media coverage was just as intense. There are tragic historically reasons for not taking swine flu or any potential pandemic lightly.
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Our Ashes on the Wind – an explanation
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The behaviour of the media has been strange. First they made so much fuss. I did think that swine flu was a killer disease at first. I was really worried. But things seem really calm now, they hardly talk about swine flu. Did the media have reasons for making everyone so frightened?
ReplyDeleteGood point. The medias reaction to swine flu is a bit strange. I think they're hiding something about the disease.
ReplyDeleteIts origins was a little strange. Swine flu could've been created artificially.
Where has the media gone? They haven't reported anything about swine flu since they found out that it wasn't that dangerous. The media are fickle, they need to report because it can turn really serious.
ReplyDeleteIt is artificial. Really spreading fast now, but what happened to the reporting?
ReplyDeleteInteresting how media's involvement has changed over time. If people REALLY start dying maybe their attitude will change.
ReplyDeleteWho cares about what the media are saying about swine flu, just make sure you take care of yourself. Keep clean and stay away from people with flu-like symptoms.
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