TheStorm said:
Yep. The national news had a field day with our May 23 numbers... and it fit just perfectly with their intended "Memorial weekend carelessness is going to spark another wave" slant to their reporting.
Yep --- CNN ran an article yesterday about GA, a month after crucifying it for reopening.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/26/us/georgia-coronavirus/index.htmlCouple of notes....
article opens with this paras:
A month since Georgia took some of the earliest and most extensive steps to reopen parts of its economy, Covid-19 cases have largely flattened in the state, albeit with a slight recent uptick.
"The bad news is we are not seeing a reduction in transmission, but I don't see a spike in transmission," said Dr. Gerardo Chowell, professor of mathematical epidemiology at Georgia State University's School of Public Health.
well....i wonder if there is any driver for why it has not gone down?
Then couple of paragraphs later....
Some health experts worried that the reopening, combined with the state's limited testing capability, could lead to an increase in cases that could overwhelm hospitals, such as happened in Albany, Georgia, in the early days of the pandemic.
So far, that fear has not been borne out. The preliminary data suggests that reopening has not led to a spike in cases -- but the virus has continued to steadily infect people and shows no signs of waning.
For the bold part, CNN conveniently leaves out that it too roasted Kemp and the people of GA, painting every type of bad scenario of wreckless leadership. And again points out that cases are continuing (did anyone ever suggest they would not)?
Finally....in the 11th para, the article finally quotes the same professor acknowledging that the increase in counts are almost surely tied to significant increase in testing.
Dr. Chowell told CNN the recent increase in cases was likely due more to expanded testing in the state rather than the reopening. He said he expected the current transmission rate to remain steady through the summer.My question is....if this is an article about how GA is now doing...shouldn't that be the lead of the story? That it has seen an increase, but it has also increased testing, which likely justifies it, not that it is some kind of bad scenario?
Since many people never read past the headline, and few read past the first couple of paragraphs, the story sure seems slanted a bit. But surely CNN wouldn't do that?
I mean, they wouldn't run banners blaring "states reopen as covid case counts increase" continually streaming along w/o any reference to test increases would they? Or skip over asking Gov Cuomo about his retirement center early policy that led to increased deaths, or how that state, despite that decision, has a far lower % of nursing home reported deaths than other states....which, to me, seems like needs to be researched a bit to confirm...surely CNN is all over that, right?