Guy Hatchard on media fearmongering
GUY HATCHARD: THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD STOKES THE FEAR FACTOR OUR COVID-19 INFECTION RATE IS DECLINING BUT THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD CONTINUES TO STOKE THE FEAR FACTOR. They lead today with “Analysis: Covid-19 now one of NZ’s biggest killers” by ‘Science’ Reporter Jamie Morton. Statisticians are probably laughing into their coffee cups and school teachers wondering whether to use it as an example of how to misuse statistics. The Herald reports that Covid is causing 1 in 7 deaths (week…
