Really, what is the most annoying way to get ratings? The words “suspected cases of swine flu”. Suspected. Not confirmed. Also, I don’t need you to interrupt my tv watching to show me a press conference of a doctor who is the head of a clinic where another doctor has a “suspected case”. That’s not breaking news. Unless her head turned into a pig head and she is running through all the grocery stores throwing out all the bacon. That would qualify as breaking news.
Is anyone at any news station aware that lots of people die from the “regular” flu as well? Like old people, and little kids? I’m just saying.
Anyway, not much else needs to be said, other than the mass hysteria created by the media is ridiculous. And I don’t love it.
PS My mom just sent me this warning:
Even my beloved NPR keeps hystericizing swine flu. I agree with you. I don’t love it.
I totally don’t love it. It’s lame.