Dear journalists: amplifying the president saying he won't wear a mask *without* pointing out that nobody is allowed be near him without taking a COVID-19 test in the SAME sentence/headline/tweet is irresponsible and dangerous. Please, let's learn. Don't amplify without context.
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How not to do headlines. This just amplifies what he said without context: nobody is allowed to get near the president without a COVID test. Not a temp check: a full test. No test, no access. Put that there, and it's a story. Without it, people may be more likely to emulate him.pic.twitter.com/BUW0CWWJl7
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They're playing to their usual scripts without considering the harms of their usual scripts.https://twitter.com/YelloPaddedCell/status/1246455007710343174 …
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More on consequences of not highlighting that Trump and Pence have special testing—for them and for everyone they interact with. Of course they can decide to ditch masks. Everyone around them is tested. (My first tweet on top of this thread: a month ago).https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/1258124248176001033 …
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"Hey guys, the liar said this."
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Trump kept repeating the guidelines were voluntary. He is responsible for NOT backing up his scientists. The main purpose of masks is to prevent the a symptomatic infected people from shedding virus particles. Something everyone does to protect everyone else.
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This headline "lack of context" and "half-truths" represents plague on the American People. Journalism must earn backl the trust of Americans if our Rupublic is to survive.
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