JustAnotherNut
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KUOW 94.9FM in Seattle, one of the first epicenters of the US Coronavirus outbreak, has discontinued live broadcasts of White House Coronavirus briefings due to the massive pattern of disinformation therein.
Station statement March 25 (in part):
>> After airing the White House briefings live for two weeks, a pattern of false information and exaggeration increasingly had many at KUOW questioning whether these briefings were in the best service of our mission—to create and serve a more informed public. Of even greater concern was the potential impact of false information on the health and safety of our community.
A sampling of exaggerations and false information that were not fact checked in real time:
● “Nobody knew there’d be a pandemic or an epidemic of this proportion,” President Trump said at a live White House briefing on March 19 despite warnings from the U.S. Intelligence community earlier this year.
● “You’re seeing very few empty shelves,” our listeners heard live from President Trump on March 20. Local reporting shows many stores are out of basic supplies, including hand soap.
● We’re going to be able to make the drug chloroquine “available almost immediately” said President Trump on March 19. The president claimed, incorrectly, that the FDA had fast-tracked approval of its use to treat COVID-19. There isn't current medical evidence of the efficacy of that drug in treating COVID-19.
Knowing this a very fluid situation, we will revisit this decision daily. <<
KUOW will continue to treat all opportunities for live preemption on a case-by-case basis weighing for importance, news value and immediacy of need-to-know. But be clear, KUOW and NPR will continue to cover White House briefings and share relevant information from federal government and public health sources in the format most useful to our listeners. <<
Inasmuch as broadcast licensing requires responsible operation as a public trust, this is a shining example of exercising it. As readers know the last named piece of misinformation has already led to an unnecessary death and hospitalization of a couple who followed that advice. so denying destructive disinformation the chance to damage the public is exactly the right call.
See also this related thread where TV networks did the same thing -- Dana7360
And this is all over the fact those people died from self medicating without DR approval of some POOL CLEANER??? And the President is being held responsible for their chosen misunderstanding??
Come on Puggles…...if you were sick and heard something about a certain drug or chemical that is 'PROMISING' as a treatment......and you found out some pool cleaner had that chemical in it...…..would you really ingest it???? Without doing further research or calling your DR for advice??? REALLY???????
Sure, all you dumbasses go celebrate some imagined victory while the rest of us laugh at ya
It's nice to know you and your selective reading "laugh" at a couple split up by death, his life ended, hers shattered and hanging in the balance. Must be hilarious.
At least you actually read the OP, unlike the last wackadoodle. Even if you flushed away the parts you couldn't digest.
Your whole OP is like most TDS'ers here...tl/dr cause it's all about how Orange Man Bad. OK whatever...…….but I wasn't laughing at the couple involved, I'm laughing at you and the rest that believe the crap you post that's in accordance with OMB.
No idea what "OMB" is supposed to be (Obstinately Mendacious 'Breviations?) but actually this story is about responsible broadcasting. Not sure if the general public knows this but it's illegal to broadcast a hoax.-- such as the instant chloroquine case. Now, the station (any station) could successfully make the argument that they were not in control of that hoax, but filtering the orange klown who can't be bothered to filter not only puts KUOW (YOUR station) in a safer place but protects the public from intentional Fake News.
Matter of fact the cited case of poisoning is exactly WHY it's illegal to broadcast a hoax. Harm to the public.
Rump stood at a podium and not only proclaimed it as a miracle cure complete with fake case history of "some guy" --- he falsely claimed it was approved as such. IT ISN'T. That's irresponsible, there just isn't any other word for it. So here's a broadcaster, one among several, taking the initiative to apply responsibility to a moron who CAN'T.
And I still stand by my questions to you or anyone for that matter...…...who in the hell is going to ingest pool cleaner based on Trumps comment of a chemical, that just happens to be in a toxic substance, looks promising but still needs further study?
As to the story of that couple...….I honestly question if it's even true or some made up shit.. I don't know the full story or the details of it.....and I do know people can really do some stupid stuff...…..but REALLY??????????
I have no doubt you still stand by your ignorance but I've already used my allotment of the word "obstinate" -- oops, did it again.
Unlike the Rump soiled briefings, the story of the couple in Phoenix is very real.
But as Rump himself correctly noted, he could shoot somebody on Fifth Avenue and not lose a vote. He understands the power of the Cult better than the cult followers do.
You know damned well what I was referring to with OMB----Orange Man Bad....and as usual you just have to spin it to something completely stupid.
Somehow 'responsible broadcasting' has legal oversight...……...but too damn bad 'responsible reporting' doesn't.
I still take issue with the story and here is a link from another thread when the story first came out...……...
A man died after ingesting a substance he thought would protect him from coronavirus
the story has more damn holes that a 10lb block of swiss cheese...….
1. A couple in their 60's...….I'm sure has atleast some worldly knowledge about the way things work and presumably can read and decipher the difference between 'showing promise' and 'tested and approved'...…..and weren't even infected to begin with
2. She is or was in 'critical care' in the hospital...…….how the hell is she giving an interview to the press if she's that sick...…..not to mention the hospital allowing an interview????????
3. After watching the briefing, she says 'hey we got some of that, let's try it'...…...apparently she can read well enough to know that chemical was in her 'parasite treatment' she had used for her koi...…….a label that by FDA laws, probably says 'TOXIC-HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED' along with directions of contacting poison control if it is.
I could go on but won't, ...…..maybe she needs to be investigated and/or charged with her husbands murder.
I got other shit to do but you keep playing dumb and deflecting shit to match your threads narrative of TDS (and just incase you play stupid of that, it stands for Trump Derangement Syndrome)…
Them I'm sure you'll troll others threads to point out just how smart you are. Yeah, keep flip-flopping to suit yourself