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NB C-notes
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From the WaPo:
NEW YORK -- The Society of Professional Journalists condemned NBC News for
practicing "checkbook journalism" by chartering a jet that carrie...
14 years ago
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Doesn't look like the link posted . here it is...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcHdmnTbH9Q
I thought the press conference was interesting, but typical of the deflecting that often occurs when there is a lack of factual information. H1N1, while serious, has probably not been the huge epidemic that it's made out to be.
When my niece started getting flu-like symptoms, my family rushed to the internet to look up swine flu. What we found was a list of symptoms that could be anything from a regular flu to a lack of sleep.
It's important to stay on top of health issues, but be wary of the propaganda sometimes used to justify government positions and sell medication.
Recently I have realized just how important the media's role in covering health trends and pandemics really is. I had been toiling with the idea of whether or not to get a flu shot and also to get the H1N1 shot (if it ever becomes available). I then read an article- in my top news feed- that stated that a group of NYC lawyers were suing to have the H1N1 vaccine not released because it had not been properly tested. Even though the article did not say "Do not get the shot." I used the 10 free minutes that I had to decide that, if the case warranted a news headline and story, it warranted my time.....I have subsequently decided not to get either shot.
Certainly makes you think. Am i a victim of the media/ government/ interest groups playing me???
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