Media Coverage of COVID -19

[Jamiescott1]

A headline on the Sky News website right now. Spot the mistake they've made!

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I applied for tickets when released at midday

 

[kez19]

You mean the Greta seen wearing the same plastic masks being produced in their trillions and being dumped across the globe. Like I said, awkward questions.

That one! Still though what do you expect? I doubt it be awkward it be more of a media love in (nothing against Greta in anyway) but the media just have this sort of fascination with certain people!

Infections are falling though not rising.

Oh I understand that but it doesn't get in a good way of headline though, why not state its falling than rising? (done on purpose ramp up more fear?)

I said it time and time again, the media will come down with a bang but by looks of it - seem ill prepared for it!

 

[Ediswan]

A headline on the Sky News website right now. Spot the mistake they've made!

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Can anybody see what statistic Sky are using to cliaim cases are rising ? I can't find one. Except for cumulative cases of course.

 

[kez19]

Can anybody see what statistic Sky are using to cliaim cases are rising ? I can't find one. Except for cumulative cases of course.

the only thing I can spot and its a mile off is a simple google search and this comes up...

COVID news live - latest UK updates: One in five people in UK have had both vaccine doses - as Turkey records highest ever number of daily deaths

Coronavirus cases are rising globally; only 32 vaccinated people admitted to hospital; Netflix shares slump; Wetherspoons opening more pubs as rules ease.

news.sky.com

and this part under the main headline...

Coronavirus cases are rising globally; only 32 vaccinated people admitted to hospital; Netflix shares slump; Wetherspoons opening more pubs as rules ease.

but nothing under UK(?)

There is also this -- https://news.sky.com/story/covid-ne...-indias-infections-top-global-record-12283390

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Except for cumulative cases of course.

Hardly likely to ever come down unless the official stats get downwardly revised!

 

[johnnychips]

Hardly likely to ever come down unless the official stats get downwardly revised!

I think he was being sarcastic. But you probably knew that - not sure what that emoji means!

 

[Mcr Warrior]

I think he was being sarcastic.But you probably knew that!...

Inclined to agree! Invariably seems to be the case that the media focus on bad news, selectively choosing whichever statistic(s) supports their message, no matter how unrepresentative they might actually be.

 

[kristiang85]

More peak BBC scare mongering today with this headline: Covid: Scientists find more evidence of human-to-cat transmission

Covid: Scientists find more evidence of human-to-cat transmission

Researchers at Glasgow University identified two cases where they believe cats developed Covid-19 after their owners.

www.google.com

Then you read the article, and find out that it is only a second case found in the UK (after 15 months!).

Scottish scientists have identified two cases where humans are thought to have passed Covid-19 to their cats.

Researchers at the University of Glasgow said both cats developed the virus after their owners.

They were of different breeds and lived in separate households. One displayed mild symptoms but the other had to be put down.

Now, you might think that it's very worrying that one cat got fully ill with it so much that it was put down, but then you read the detail:

The first cat was a four-month-old female Ragdoll kitten from a household in which the owner developed symptoms that were consistent with Covid at the end of March 2020, although they were not tested.

The kitten was taken to a vet with breathing difficulties in April 2020 but its condition deteriorated and it later had to be put down.

Post-mortem lung samples revealed damage consistent with a viral pneumonia and there was evidence of Sars-CoV-2 infection.

This is very sad, but anybody that has a basic knowledge of cat breeds will know that ragdolls are infamous for having breathing health problems.

Ragdolls can also be affected by a lower respiratory tract problem known as feline asthma, which occurs when allergies and irritants cause the lower airways (bronchi) and lungs to become inflamed and sensitive. Symptoms include coughing and wheezing.

So this looks very much like to me a cat died mainly of a hereditary condition that the media got all excited about blaming on COVID. Or, at the very most, it did develop cat COVID but had severe underlying health conditions caused by the breeding.

But I just know there will be some people reading this googling for masks for their cats this morning....

 

[birchesgreen]

But I just know there will be some people reading this googling for masks for their cats this morning....

I hope they post videos of themselves trying to put (and keep on) said masks on their cats, could do with a laugh

 

[Bantamzen]

I hope they post videos of themselves trying to put (and keep on) said masks on their cats, could do with a laugh

Followed shortly by "My cat's missing" posts on social media as said cats escape from those idiots!

 

[initiation]

But I just know there will be some people reading this googling for masks for their cats this morning...

You joke but there were a few pictures like this last year showing owners putting masks on their cats!

Cats are wearing coronavirus masks in China

As the deadly coronavirus outbreak continues to ravage the country, pet owners in China are taking extra precautions for their furry friends.

www.google.com

 

[Bantamzen]

You joke but there were a few pictures like this last year showing owners putting masks on their cats!

Cats are wearing coronavirus masks in China

As the deadly coronavirus outbreak continues to ravage the country, pet owners in China are taking extra precautions for their furry friends.

www.google.com

In all seriousness, if I ever see anyone posting pictures of their cats (or any other animals for that matter) being forced to wear a mask it will be an instant report to the platform hosting the picture, and the RSPCA (or whatever animal protection group in that area). Cats for example use their whiskers as a primary sense, and the whiskers being impeded or covered can cause them serious distress. Its bad enough forcing them onto people, but on animals it is nothing short of cruelty.

 

[kristiang85]

You joke but there were a few pictures like this last year showing owners putting masks on their cats!

Cats are wearing coronavirus masks in China

As the deadly coronavirus outbreak continues to ravage the country, pet owners in China are taking extra precautions for their furry friends.

www.google.com

I really need to leave this planet...

 

[nlogax]

Lanyards for cats coming next..

 

[brad465]

They're now reporting Japan is imposing restrictions, despite the Olympics coming up, currently set to last a fortnight. If memory serves me right they were one of the places, along with South Korea, praised for having managed things well without resorting to tough measures/lockdowns (correct me if I'm wrong). BUt of course what's probably going on here, and won't be reported, is that humans can only have so much control over nature/a virus, and eventually that will win out:

Coronavirus: Japan declares virus emergency in Tokyo as Olympics near

The government says a "short and powerful" state of emergency will come into force in several areas.

www.bbc.co.uk

Japan has announced emergency Covid measures in Tokyo and three other areas in a bid to curb rising infections, just three months before the country is set to host the Olympics.

The government said the state of emergency - set to last for about two weeks - would be "short and powerful".

Under the measures, bars will be required to close and big sporting events will be held without spectators.

The government has insisted that the Olympics will go ahead in July.

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the measures on Friday, saying they would begin on Sunday and remain in place until 11 May. In addition to Tokyo, the prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo will be affected.

It marks the third state of emergency in Japan since the pandemic began.

"I sincerely apologise for causing trouble for many people again," he said. "It is feared that contagion in major cities will spread across the whole country if we take no measures."

 

[VauxhallandI]

They're now reporting Japan is imposing restrictions, despite the Olympics coming up, currently set to last a fortnight. If memory serves me right they were one of the places, along with South Korea, praised for having managed things well without resorting to tough measures/lockdowns (correct me if I'm wrong). BUt of course what's probably going on here, and won't be reported, is that humans can only have so much control over nature/a virus, and eventually that will win out:

Coronavirus: Japan declares virus emergency in Tokyo as Olympics near

The government says a "short and powerful" state of emergency will come into force in several areas.

www.bbc.co.uk

I thought they had a strict self imposed culture of wearing the magic masks?

 

[initiation]

I thought they had a strict self imposed culture of wearing the magic masks?

Based on this graph, it can only be that the 98% of people who wore masks in Japan decided to stop wearing them...

 

[birchesgreen]

Very low vaccination rate in Japan compared to other rich countries. Only 1.2% have had a dose, 0.65% have had both doses. Its 49% and 16% here.

 

[Skimpot flyer]

More peak BBC scare mongering today with this headline: Covid: Scientists find more evidence of human-to-cat transmission

Covid: Scientists find more evidence of human-to-cat transmission

Researchers at Glasgow University identified two cases where they believe cats developed Covid-19 after their owners.

www.google.com

Then you read the article, and find out that it is only a second case found in the UK (after 15 months!).



Now, you might think that it's very worrying that one cat got fully ill with it so much that it was put down, but then you read the detail:



This is very sad, but anybody that has a basic knowledge of cat breeds will know that ragdolls are infamous for having breathing health problems.



So this looks very much like to me a cat died mainly of a hereditary condition that the media got all excited about blaming on COVID. Or, at the very most, it did develop cat COVID but had severe underlying health conditions caused by the breeding.

But I just know there will be some people reading this googling for masks for their cats this morning....

Tom and Jerrymandering ?

 

[brad465]

A number of different news sites (including Sky, ITV, newspaper sites, but not the BBC) are claiming that masks will be going this summer, while the Express are front paging it (most other papers are fronting the Cummings vs Johnson 'war'):

COVID:19: Mask-free summer on the cards, as vaccines take control of the pandemic, say experts

But British workers need to abandon the culture of going into work when feeling unwell - and stay at home instead - they warn.

news.sky.com

The public should be able to ditch face masks over the summer as vaccines do the heavy lifting in controlling COVID-19, experts have said.

Step four of the government's road map for England currently states all legal limits on social contact will be removed by 21 June at the earliest, when restrictions on large events such as festivals are also expected to ease.

Scientists advising the government say there is nothing currently in the data to suggest people will not be able to enjoy a relatively normal summer, though coronavirus cases may well rise as the autumn approaches.

Asked about mask-wearing in the coming months, one source said vaccines were working so well, and coupled with good uptake, things will return to much more like normal life over the summer months, with cases dropping very low in May.

However, masks and possibly other measures may be needed next autumn and winter if cases surge, they said.

Nevertheless, the general view among scientific advisers is the spike in cases in winter will be lower than in the past, due to high levels of immunity and vaccination.

There is though the caveat warning they maybe needed from autumn if cases surge.

 

[TPO]

You mean the Greta seen wearing the same plastic masks being produced in their trillions and being dumped across the globe. Like I said, awkward questions.

Indeed. Particularly as if you take the issue of environmental overload to the logical conclusion, it could be argued that the best thing we could have done for the environment is just let COVID rip...... reduction in world population and no increase in plastics use, plus the fear would have still stopped much flying and travel...... The big elephant in the room with environmental issues is always population and also the fact that one of the historical ways the biosphere regulated human numbers was by disease (and famine)- as happens with all other wild species.

TPO

 

[kristiang85]

I do find it quite astonishing that the BBC website seem to be completely ignoring the (100k?) peaceful protestors against future lockdowns and vaccine passports in London today.

Especially as only a few days ago they gave full coverage to the ER vandals in Canary Wharf.

Sky's website mention it halfway down but only under the headline "COVID deniers among protestors in London". Probably true, but most people there just want to be able to have secuirty in their jobs, see ill family, not live in a 'papers please' society, etc...

 

[VauxhallandI]

I do find it quite astonishing that the BBC website seem to be completely ignoring the (100k?) peaceful protestors against future lockdowns and vaccine passports in London today.

Especially as only a few days ago they gave full coverage to the ER vandals in Canary Wharf.

Sky's website mention it halfway down but only under the headline "COVID deniers among protestors in London". Probably true, but most people there just want to be able to have secuirty in their jobs, see ill family, not live in a 'papers please' society, etc...

Oh yes I watched a three minute link to it from Sky ans they were making out that these people were cranks and that the relatives of people who had died would be upset to see it

 

[Silver Cobra]

Oh yes I watched a three minute link to it from Sky ans they were making out that these people were cranks and that the relatives of people who had died would be upset to see it

Sky News certainly don't represent my view. I lost my father to Covid back in January, yet I support these protesters.

 

[kez19]

Oh yes I watched a three minute link to it from Sky ans they were making out that these people were cranks and that the relatives of people who had died would be upset to see it

Did Sky conduct a poll to come to that conclusion?

I do find it quite astonishing that the BBC website seem to be completely ignoring the (100k?) peaceful protestors against future lockdowns and vaccine passports in London today.

Especially as only a few days ago they gave full coverage to the ER vandals in Canary Wharf.

Sky's website mention it halfway down but only under the headline "COVID deniers among protestors in London". Probably true, but most people there just want to be able to have secuirty in their jobs, see ill family, not live in a 'papers please' society, etc...

Blackout I guess, what about the alternatives such as CNN/RT any coverage elsewhere?


RT - covering/ed it - https://www.rt.com/uk/522032-london-lockdown-protest-march/

 

[LOL The Irony]

what about the alternatives such as CNN

You kid yourself

(Picture is of CNN, moaning about arch rival Fox News's presenters not posting "vaccine selfies" on social media. Yes, this is genuine.)

 

[J-2739]

You kid yourself
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The US media is so heavily polarised and invested in point-scoring, that nothing the comes out of there surprises me anymore.

 

[kez19]

You kid yourself
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Call me cynical but isn't this a bit low brow even for CNN to have a go at another network or is this normal?

Must not be me then in thinking that MSM in general has fast become the lowest common denominator, are news outlets these days for news or trying to run in competition with the likes of MTV? It seems its going the MTV way of things!

 

[birchesgreen]

That CNN show

You kid yourself
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That CNN show is on other media and tasking the piss, I think this is not as significant and you think it is

 

[Skimpot flyer]

Did Sky conduct a poll to come to that conclusion?




Blackout I guess, what about the alternatives such as CNN/RT any coverage elsewhere?

At the risk of using Conspiracy Theorist terminology, you really need to avoid mainstream media if you want to really see what happens at these protests.
There are several livestreams you can watch (or skim through) after the event. They will give you a true flavour of how many attended, and their reasons.
I laughed at the Sky reporter who said ‘a crowd of 10,000’. How on earth could he make an accurate estimate from a stationary, street-level vantage point on Oxford Street. If anyone cares to look at the link posted, see if the numbers look a tad more than that ...