Comments on: Swine Flu – The Journalistic Scaredemic http://tobeapilgrim.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/swine-flu-the-journalistic-scaredemic/ Living for another time and another place Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:27:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Beth Bridges http://tobeapilgrim.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/swine-flu-the-journalistic-scaredemic/#comment-9013 Beth Bridges Tue, 05 May 2009 20:56:26 +0000 http://tobeapilgrim.wordpress.com/?p=2010#comment-9013 Thank you so much for providing calm, rational discourse on this topic. Amazing how people panic over something that is nothing, but don't worry about much more likely personal disasters such as a car wreck. Unfortunately, fear is much more contagious. I just hope that more bloggers continue to write about this in a way that couteracts the hyperbole from the news media. I'm doing my part (http://bethbridges.blogspot.com/2009/05/want-to-catch-whats-going-around.html) No wonder the "mainstream" media have to scream louder and louder to get our attention. Their credibility is slipping, so they get more sensational every day. Thank you so much for providing calm, rational discourse on this topic. Amazing how people panic over something that is nothing, but don’t worry about much more likely personal disasters such as a car wreck.

Unfortunately, fear is much more contagious. I just hope that more bloggers continue to write about this in a way that couteracts the hyperbole from the news media. I’m doing my part (http://bethbridges.blogspot.com/2009/05/want-to-catch-whats-going-around.html)

No wonder the “mainstream” media have to scream louder and louder to get our attention. Their credibility is slipping, so they get more sensational every day.

]]> By: fundamentalbc http://tobeapilgrim.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/swine-flu-the-journalistic-scaredemic/#comment-9008 fundamentalbc Sat, 02 May 2009 12:46:22 +0000 http://tobeapilgrim.wordpress.com/?p=2010#comment-9008 On Tuesday I will be flying home from a two week vacation to FL. I will let you know how many will be wearing masks. One will not be me. Thanks to Joe Biden I am looking forward to a whole row of seats to lay down in! On Tuesday I will be flying home from a two week vacation to FL. I will let you know how many will be wearing masks. One will not be me. Thanks to Joe Biden I am looking forward to a whole row of seats to lay down in!

]]> By: David King http://tobeapilgrim.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/swine-flu-the-journalistic-scaredemic/#comment-9007 David King Fri, 01 May 2009 18:16:38 +0000 http://tobeapilgrim.wordpress.com/?p=2010#comment-9007 Well shucks. That just takes all the adrenaline out of watching the news. Well shucks. That just takes all the adrenaline out of watching the news.

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