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US Mainstream Media Behind COVID Fear? Study Finds Staggering Difference Between News Coverage Here and Everywhere Else
The coronavirus pandemic was politicized in the media the U.S. before most Americans even started stocking up on toiletries and other goods.
The outbreak of the virus also came early in an election year in which President Donald Trump was set to run for re-election on a strong economy and record jobs.
But, as we know, coverage of the pandemic was alarmingly negative from the beginning, with most of the blame for the foreign illness being placed squarely on the shoulders of the president.
With the American establishment media being as partisan in favor of Democrats as it is, it’s no surprise Trump became a quick scapegoat for the public health emergency.-- excerpt, rest at link above --
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."