PBS Science Correspondent Embarrassed By Foxs Level Of Ignorance On Ebola ::posted Sun, 05 Oct 2014 21:00:28 +0000:: ift.tt/1xexsSG Miles OBrien, the science correspondent for PBS Newshour, lamented on Sunday that he was embarrassed at some of the coverage of Ebola on Fox News that had a racial component, and seemed intended to scare viewers. On the Sunday edition of CNNs Reliable Sources, host Brian Stelter looked back at the last weeks coverage of Ebola on Fox News. In one case, Fox News host Elisabeth Hasselbeck seemed almost disappointed when an expert downplayed the threat of the disease in the United States. Weve heard the words Ebola in America, a lot the past few days, Stelter noted. Its technically true. There is a case of Ebola here in America. But to say Ebola is here, doesnt that sort of inflame peoples fears? It borders on irresponsibility when people get on television and start talking that way when they should know better, OBrien explained. They should do their homework and they should report in a responsible manner. Unfortunately, its a very competitive business, the business were in, and there is a perception that by hyping up this threat, you draw peoples attention, he added. Thats a shame to even say that and I get embarrassed for our brethren in journalism. Stelter also pointed to Fox News host Andrea Tantaros, who had warned viewers that West Africans might come to the U.S. infected with Ebola, and then go to a witch doctor instead of the hospital. read more [Forwarded by the MyLeftBlogosphere news engine. Link to original post below:]
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