Bird Flu
No, I'm not infected. I just wonder whether journalists are aware of the fact that ALL flus that arrive in our home countries from time to time are bird flus. So the fact that a bird flu is closing in on us is a bit silly. However, the effect of the different ones are varying, and the one this winter, H5N1, is maybe not that healthy for us.
To look behind the paperselling headlines in tabloid newspapers, check this Wikipedia article. I know it's not an encyclopedia to trust 100%, but it gives you a good starting point if you read it with scepticism.
I read a VERY American page to day:
I get the feeling Michael Moore has some good points in Bowling for Columbine, with the media creating a fear and all that... Let me quote:
"The looting in New Orleans is an example of what happens when governments and individuals don’t adequately prepare for a potential crisis."
Right, tell that the poor lot in New Orleans, who never had a home to secure... Sorry, you just prepared badly!
To look behind the paperselling headlines in tabloid newspapers, check this Wikipedia article. I know it's not an encyclopedia to trust 100%, but it gives you a good starting point if you read it with scepticism.
I read a VERY American page to day:
I get the feeling Michael Moore has some good points in Bowling for Columbine, with the media creating a fear and all that... Let me quote:
"The looting in New Orleans is an example of what happens when governments and individuals don’t adequately prepare for a potential crisis."
Right, tell that the poor lot in New Orleans, who never had a home to secure... Sorry, you just prepared badly!
posted by Pandaen at
12.1.06
3 Comments:
Saw a tv report from turkey last week from the town where three kids died from the flu. Frightning to see how some people interfer with the preventive work just because they think it is just a regular flu and nothing to worry about. They want to eat the dead and sick birds they have in their backyards. These people haven't got a tv and can't get the same info as us. The media is a must in preventing the spread of H5N1.
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Ragge, at 1:25 pm
I agree, but presenting it in a non-tabloid way is also a must. I am sick of all those TV- and newspaperheadlines talking about the threat in order to sell, not to inform. Disasters sell more than pure information.
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Pandaen, at 4:41 am
Yeah
And I love those people who buy ten boxes of tamiflu just in case.
Have fun!
Cheers
By
Ragge, at 4:30 pm
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