A Fierce Outbreak of Swine Flu Coverage
Sheer Extent of Attention Implies Full-Blown Crisis Full Story »
Posted by Sally Lehrman
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The author makes it clear that some media sources are going overboard in highlighting the swine flu outbreak, while others are making sure to tell their audiences the facts and provide context to bring awareness, but not hysteria to the situation. One of the author's sources brings up a good point about how the media feels a need to scare people in order to draw them in and entertain them for 24 hours of cable news.