PHILIPE
Veteran Member
If it is reported that a particular location has an increase in cases, perhaps just one, it's splashed across the Media that there are further outbreaks.
Don't forget the incessant SUPER SATURDAY headlines, from papers who will no doubt be today criticising the behaviours of the very people they encouraged to go out!
I think that was actually the government. They literally seem to have chosen Saturday as the day to relax the restrictions because the fourth of July resounded with them, and they assumed it would with everybody else as well. I'm starting to worry that at this rate they're saving up getting rid of facemasks for ThanksgivingPresumably “Super Saturday” was something coined by the media in the first place?
I think that was actually the government. They literally seem to have chosen Saturday as the day to relax the restrictions because the fourth of July resounded with them, and they assumed it would with everybody else as well. I'm starting to worry that at this rate they're saving up getting rid of facemasks for Thanksgiving
Pretty impressive if England's pubs opening can cause an immediate global surge in infections. And they say we are no longer a world power ...Just seen two headlines 'NHS bracing for a second wave' and 'Global COVID-19 cases surge as UK reopens'. Both articles contained little of substance relevant to UK but headlines obviously aimed at causing unease amongst UK population. More irresponsible journalism?
'NHS bracing for a second wave'
"Super Saturday" was a phrase coined by the media during the London olympics when we had the opportunity to win a number of gold medals on a Saturday.Presumably “Super Saturday” was something coined by the media in the first place?
Preferably as many as possibleWhich paper should I choose?
Just seen two headlines 'NHS bracing for a second wave' and 'Global COVID-19 cases surge as UK reopens'. Both articles contained little of substance relevant to UK but headlines obviously aimed at causing unease amongst UK population. More irresponsible journalism?
What is incorrect about the headline ?I've just had a notification on my phone: "UK Covid-19 death toll rises by 22, a day after England reopens pubs"
Appears to be a slightly modified headline originally from the Evening Standard. Ugh.
It implies indirectly that the opening of pubs has already caused a rise in the death rate from novel coronavirus, which is impossible as this would take 2-3 weeks to filter through.What is incorrect about the headline ?
Nothing is incorrect, however it is misleading as it is clearly trying to imply a connection between the two events.What is incorrect about the headline ?
That's a mild improvement, but I'm not going to start reading it again while they are still treating Devi Sridhar and Antony Costello top experts willing to tell the truth, rather than increasingly deranged and unhelpful outliersI've noticed that the Guardian Online has moved their non-Covid stories to the top of the page, whereas before they were buried at the bottom of all the Covid liveblogs
The media are pretty good at weaving stories in a way that grabs attention. Take also the new Spanish "lockdown" which at first sight might lead readers to believe the whole country is going to pot again. However, this latest lockdown in Spain affects fewer than 300,000 people which is less than the population of Leicester so it is hardly a big thing in the context of the entire country.I'm also increasingly frustrated about headlines such as "Melbourne Lockdown" or "North Rhine Westphalia Lockdown" implying that the whole city or area is affected when its only a small bit of it when you actually read the article behind the headline.
That's a mild improvement, but I'm not going to start reading it again while they are still treating Devi Sridhar and Antony Costello top experts willing to tell the truth, rather than increasingly deranged and unhelpful outliers
A lot of the media, and especially the social media drive for masks is coming from the USA. As usual they've arrived late, done everything wrong, eventually stumbled on some complex partial solutions that everybody else knew about all along, and out of love for simple solutions they over-applied them in places where they won't work.This seems to be leeching into other areas - they seem to have developed an equally unhealthy obsession with everyone wearing masks, everywhere, forever - which probably stems from the Trump thing, given how that the mask issue and Trump are unfortunately completely intertwined politically in the USA.
Why would you not believe the figures? Casting doubt on the figures because you don't like them does not make them any less accurate. I haven't seen any evidence of any scaremongering since the virus arrived in Britain. It was endless while it was in Italy.