Years of hype are coming back to haunt us.
A new survey shows Americans do not trust the news media to give them correct information about the coronavirus crisis. It is a failing that will most likely cause infections to mount.
Fault lies with the usual suspects, of course, especially President Trump’s continuing attacks on journalists as “the enemy of the people,” supposedly disseminating “fake news.” But there is another culprit that doesn’t receive as much attention: news hype.
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