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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Aug 2020

      One of the most thoughtful academics on this, @jljcolorado writes a long article making the case for aerosol transmission, *emphasizing* how outdoors is much safer and that's part of the evidence. Then he has to go back and have the picture changed because.. yeah, you guessed it.pic.twitter.com/sCdb6d30CL

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Aug 2020

      I keep thinking we can't reach further heights of absurdity on media visual misinformation, but I keep being proven wrong. The former director of the CDC wrote an excellent article on masks. First, the photo for the article—perhaps most important lever for impact. Next, the text.pic.twitter.com/ISi7Zpz5lI

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 30 Aug 2020

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      Also important: there are a lot of examples of media going out of their way to falsely represent beaches as crowded through use of lenses and angles. All that despite being outdoors much safer and completely inappropriate to represent high-risk for COVID. https://twitter.com/sarahtakesfotos/status/1299870154105389056 …

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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 1 Sep 2020

      If you read the article itself in the New York Times, you see this beach photo but you'd learn that *indoor* nightclubs in Spain were allowed to remain open till 5a before the 2nd wave. Also street cleaning is theater. (They do have *one* ER photo for a change!) ht @artur0castropic.twitter.com/w3nJFv2Bb4

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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Sep 2020

      Eek, et tu @ScienceMagazine? Article: "In the spring, some countries banned almost any outdoor activity, including jogging; now, the focus is on *indoor* activities. 'We’ve learned outdoor hospitality is generally fine.'" Photo? A beach, of course! How dare people have safe fun!pic.twitter.com/F0NB1AiTbg

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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Sep 2020

      But that beach that @Bloomberg chose to represent as COVID risk? It's misinformation. That beach is vast, not even mildly crowded and it's probably as safe an outing as one can imagine. What will it take to for media to communicate INDOORS is the high risk place? h/t @leonhjavipic.twitter.com/uMhcZiEHU0

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    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 7 Sep 2020

      “Look at these people having a safe outlet during such difficult times. Let’s just make sure we scold them for that, and not use the power of visuals to inform people of the actual big risks of crowded, unventilated indoors.” ht @mauprietopic.twitter.com/BF4K0baF63

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    8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 7 Sep 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Kevin Burke

      Visuals overwhelm words. Also if they know the facts, why aren’t they communicating them?🤬https://twitter.com/derivativeburke/status/1302972465648295936 …

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      Kevin Burke @derivativeburke
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      lead video on @GMA segment on coronavirus risks was a photo of beaches (To be fair they later said main risk was from bars and parties)
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    9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 7 Sep 2020

      Risk is so grave that media must make sure not to use the power of visuals to correctly identify risk—indoors. https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/1302962825778933763 …pic.twitter.com/3na5Fo3oFb

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    10. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 8 Sep 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted AFP News Agency

      Is there data from Brazil on the actual victims and where they are contracting COVID? If it is like all the other places on the planet, it's not the beach—it's "essential", especially low-wage workers, nursing/elderly homes, and indoor spaces. ht @KetanJ0https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1303302070724952064 …

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      VIDEO: Thousands of people gather on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro during the holiday weekend ahead of Brazil's Independence Day, as the country eases quarantine measures despite surpassing 4 million coronavirus cases with more than 125,000 deaths pic.twitter.com/umD3GICXJH
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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 20 Sep 2020

      This @sfgate headline is about COVID's death toll but it is represented visually with a safe and fun day at Dolores Park! Why let facts get in the way of visual misinformation? Deaths and cases in SF are disproportionately from the Hispanic population—low-paid essential jobs.pic.twitter.com/V1DrgnwNU6

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 9 Oct 2020

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          Finally on article with a beach picture I can share with approval!https://twitter.com/MackayIM/status/1313264105436803072 …

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          ɪᴀɴ ᴍ. ᴍᴀᴄᴋᴀʏ, ᴘʜᴅ  🦠 🤧 🧬 🥼 🦟 🧻 🧙‍♂️Verified account @MackayIM
          Fears about spreading COVID-19 at the beach 'overblown' https://www.smh.com.au/national/fears-about-spreading-covid-19-at-the-beach-overblown-20201005-p5626n.html … 1/
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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 Oct 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Daniel Kotzin

          Did Covid make this policy? Discourage beaches in a heatwave and thus encourage... air-conditioned indoors. Anti-science, anti-safety. ht @JenniferSey and @JuliaLMarcus.https://twitter.com/danielkotzin/status/1317527184303562752 …

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          Daniel Kotzin @danielkotzin
          90 degree heatwave in San Francisco. The city responds by closing parking lots near the beach for the weekend. The goal — stop people from congregating outside by the ocean. The result — people will congregate inside with AC on. Stupidity or sadism or both? pic.twitter.com/MvtvATEfgk
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        4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Feb 2021

          I had stopped updating this thread (despite the occasional example) but come on. This is Australia's "paper of record". And the tone. "One group of five maskless sunbathers lay on towels with a six-pack of beer." Yeah, stop the presses and publish their photos!pic.twitter.com/rkUIT4uVhT

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        5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 Feb 2021

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Hugh Pym

          Another retrospective paper that will get eventually written: "The deadly cost of closing parks and scolding beach-goers long after it became clear that it was not only among the safest activities people could do, it displaced riskier indoor socializing."https://twitter.com/BBCHughPym/status/1361981207706292225 …

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          Hugh PymVerified account @BBCHughPym
          Prof Mark Woolhouse tells MPs there was not a single virus outbreak linked to crowded U.K. beaches last summer
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        6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Apr 2021

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Robert Benzie

          The year is 2157. As spring blooms, parks are cordoned off with tape—an annual ritual origins of which are lost to time. Some believe tape markings ward of the evil eye that brings on disease. Others think its bright yellow stimulates the immune system. 🧿https://twitter.com/robertbenzie/status/1382694894754533376 …

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          Robert BenzieVerified account @robertbenzie
          NEW: ⁦@cityoftoronto⁩ staff erecting fences around the cherry blossoms to discourage crowds in Trinity Bellwoods Park. Homeless encampments remain, however. #topoli #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/Vb9X6bsP2K
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        7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 Apr 2021

          What exactly *is* the reason outdoor events remain banned and shamed? (Transmission outdoors isn't just rare with distancing and precautions. It's.. just rare. Very few confirmed cases anywhere and not a single confirmed outdoor-only big cluster—after a whole year). @simonplittlepic.twitter.com/37iDJ2oMIT

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        8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 18 Apr 2021

          Indeed. The picture is inappropriate and misleading (even though the article itself, thankfully, has no reference to outdoors being high risk). Visuals really, really matter and photo editors need to put a stop this. https://twitter.com/ericearling/status/1383813024960507908 …pic.twitter.com/LgPf0cHBxW

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        1. Baris‏ @bariswheel 20 Sep 2020
          Replying to @zeynep @SFGate

          @SFGate gotta do better than that

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        1. Willa D'Peapole‏ @Fernmonkey 20 Sep 2020
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          All that nice fresh air, people spaced out. But a nice sunbathe in the park doesn't put money into anyone's bottom line, does it?

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        1. The Carfax Monographs‏ @TrevorJHill1 20 Sep 2020
          Replying to @zeynep @SFGate

          "Dolores Park" gotcha

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