Sick and tired of the sickness – some media try to downplay the pandemic
By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer Covid has now killed around 1700 people in New Zealand, but much of our news reporting and commentary has focused on how we’re moving on from the pandemic. Why is there such a mismatch between that media coverage, and the reality of a virus that’s inflicting more suffering and death than ever before? ... <a title="Sick and tired of the sickness – some media try to downplay the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/18/sick-and-tired-of-the-sickness-some-media-try-to-downplay-the-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Sick and tired of the sickness – some media try to downplay the pandemic">Read more</a>