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   Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: (luckytran@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Monday, 26-Jun-2023 19:29:17 JST Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:

   Instead of just interviewing tourists at the Washington Monument about their views on the pandemic, I really wish reporters would make the effort to interview immunocompromised, disabled, & higher risk people who can't even get medical care due to the lack of #COVID protections.

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     Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: (luckytran@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Monday, 26-Jun-2023 19:29:15 JST Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:

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     Here's a great piece by
     @kendrawrites on bias in #COVID reporting.

     "Outlets have amplified voices that helped create a narrative that not only pathologizes those who remain cautious about the disease, but also fail to adequately convey the risks associated with Covid such that many people are unwittingly taking on potentially lifelong risks.

     In the process, we’ve failed at our field’s core tenets — to hold power to account and to follow the evidence. "

     https://niemanreports.org/articles/three-years-later-covid-19-is-still-a-health-threat-journalism-needs-to-reflect-that/

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     Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: (luckytran@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Monday, 26-Jun-2023 19:29:16 JST Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:

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     Focusing interviews on people who are in tourist spaces introduces a strong selection bias to stories. The people who are most impacted by this pandemic can't even safely access essential services like healthcare and public transport. They are being erased by poor media coverage.

     Jay Baker (they/he) repeated this.