Media Ebola Blame Game
The media has certainly played their part in public fear of this disease. One journalist on the panel noted that journalist have a job to present the facts to the public so they can be informed of issues. They presented how this has been covered by news media on a twenty-four basis. The republicans are blamed for the budget cuts they fought for that we now need to fight this crisis. Shepard Smith noted that panic is not based on facts on reason but are words that people on television used. Many have even called for the CDC director resignation. The belt way blame game they call it, appointing of a Ebola czar. This is a public policy questions and the journalists have to present the investigative news to allow for the public opinion. Its interesting that people who are not medical professions have a whole lot to say on how this should be handled. One person noted that we should criticize the policy in place to prevent the spread of ebola.
http://video.foxnews.com/v/3847594784001/medias-ebola-blame-game/#sp=show-clips
I completely agree that the "Ebola blame game" is out of hand. Personally, I think the only thing that should be "blamed" right now is the virus itself. Mistakes will always be made in crisis situations, and criticism will present even if it's handled perfectly. Notice however, that the Ebola "freak-out" period has nearly subsided in the media. No one is constantly thinking about Ebola anymore, and the reason is because the media stopped reporting constantly about it. Though the situation isn't over, Ebola isn't cured, blaming a single entity won't help the situation. Hence, the media needs to shut up, stop blaming, and start reporting factual information, like they're supposed to.
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