{"id":2538,"date":"2020-02-26T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T19:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2538"},"modified":"2020-02-26T17:20:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T00:20:06","slug":"coronavirus-panic-displays-the-malfeasance-of-the-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2538","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Panic Displays the Malfeasance of the Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the coronavirus woes in China continue to make headlines here in the United States and even in San Diego, the mainstream media fail to cover more pressing matters like the fact that the influenza death toll rises in San Diego County. The media focus on issues aimed at boosting the claims of Democratic candidates across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Instead of focusing on the failed crisis response efforts that have plagued China for the past two decades, ranging from the SARS outbreak of 2003 to the H1N1 pandemic of 2009, and now COVID-19, the media obsess over the response from President Trump. The Chinese government has failed, not only to report the problem to the international community, but also to contain such an issue. This only shows the incompetence of the Chinese government and the blatant disregard for the health and safety of not only its people, but those across the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forgetting for a moment COVID-19, what’s concerning about this fear-mongering by the mainstream media are the political consequences. Over the past two decades, the mediating institutions\u2014like the media and political leaders\u2014have used the fear-craving public to frame issues more dramatically to suit their political ideology and strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Trump put Mike Pence in charge of the coronavirus response. Here\u2019s how he handled the HIV crisis in Indiana when he was the governor. <\/p>\n

Hint: He failed. https:\/\/t.co\/tzU85zgDE5<\/a><\/p>\n

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n