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You’ve probably caught a glimpse of the ‘pandemic’ ‘outbreak’ of swine influenza that is doing the rounds in the media at the moment.
I thought I would contribute to the (excuse the pun) tripe that we’re all faced with and raise a point we’re all thinking: this is media hype.

Look at any news network, paper, or blog roll, and you will find comments that show there is no real need for this particular piece of news to be escalated this far.

I loved this Daily Show video, which summarises all that is stupid about the media:

If you’re looking for information, go to Effect Measure. Otherwise, laugh it off like the rest of us.