Media creates misperception, then reports fallout

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Media creates misperception, then reports fallout

05-28-2010, 01:09 PM

Catastrophic spill... untold damage.... extreme closeup pictures of 3 square feet of oil globules on the beach... scares off tourists from pristine water and beaches ... reports how no one is showing up.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/05/28...ex.html?hpt=C1

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05-28-2010, 03:16 PM

We really shouldn't be surprised. The media has been pushing opinion as fact for decades now.

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