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74 Journalism Professors Write Open Letter To Murdochs, Criticizing Fox News Coverage Of COVID-19

  • Salon, Friday, April 3, 2020 9:37 AM
In their letter to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, posted on Twitter by CNN reporter Oliver Darcy, the professors assert that some of Fox News' coverage of the coronavirus presents "a danger to public health" by presenting "false statements downplaying the prevalence of COVID-19 and its harms; misleading recommendations of activities that people should undertake to protect themselves and others, including casual recommendations of untested drugs; false assessments of the value of measures urged upon the public by their elected political leadership and public health authorities."

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  1. PJ Lehrer from NYU, April 3, 2020 at 11:01 a.m.

    So sad.  Watching Fox News can literally kill you...
    http://pjlehrer.blogspot.com/2020/03/if-you-live-in-moment-you-dont.html

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