Nameless reason the paralyzing. The air and. The media. Is the charge justified to discuss that im now joined by a. Friend director of Research Development. And the Harvard School of journalism media and culture counted so good to talk to you thank you very much for being with us. Thank you very much for having me now karen blaming journalists or the media for creating a beehive is as old as our profession the south but. Is that really an applicable charge in these days. When it wasnt i think when the big National Governments and International Organizations like the double your children were behind the most apocalyptic predictions about both the scale and belief thousands hell call that 19th prediction that thankfully failed to realize but created a lot of fear or perhaps a lot of justifies here and on the left. Well i think that obviously the pandemic is an extremely scary situation for everyone around the world and its also extremely important for you insist to have access to informa
I think is particularly important because weve seen this as a 1st kind of social media can date where this information from a variety of different sources being shared circulated and social media and that information may not be as reliable as information that audiences get from more traditional established media organizations karen lee said a moment ago and the traditional media have really stepped up to the play during this paradigmatic what makes you believe thats the case can you give some examples of that i didnt find this coverage for some time ever since the outbreak started in china and i think initially we did see a lot of fairly fear inducing and scary courage in the Mainstream Media i think that what were seeing now is that the condemn it has become this all consuming in banks that affects all of us and i think all sectors of society and when i say then media has stepped up what i mean is that judicial newspapers and broadcasters gleacher trying the best they can to provide.
Happened in history to make sure that were not repeating the same mistakes. We are not asking you to shelter indoors, to stay at home and also expect that, you know, this is something that is comfortable for all of you. We know this is very challenging. That it has a Significant Impact on not only our physical health but our Mental Health. And yesterday i, with a doctor, we hosted a webinar to talk about our Mental Health and the challenges with family, with children, with isolation and with a number of things. And we wanted to make sure we had a resource available to the public to deal with that. Anyone can log on or call 311. If there is any information that you may need or someone to talk to during this very challenging time because the fact is its not over. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. We will get through this, but it is going to require time and its going to require patience like never before. I dont believe anyone on this earth has ever experienced anything like thi
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