Thankfully the media are now reporting that the toll from swine flu may not be as high as it once seemed. However, the way the newspapers and news channels described the news as a torrent of illness sweeping the world was aided by their continuing mention of a rising Death toll. Now that it may not be as high as it was once feared, the media still seem to be adamant that as long as the figure changes, be it higher or lower, then it will help sell newspapers and generate ratings. The interest for them comes from a changing toll, rather than a controlled one. If it keeps changing, we’ll keep buying.
A man in the UK has died after falling and injuring himself when he tried to stop two dogs fighting. That’s all Yahoo! Said on the story.
Locally, a man died on Friday night after being run over in Leeds by two people driving individual cars. There isn’t a word that I could put here to justifiably describe them.
Yesterday also provided another shooting story, this time in the UK. A man was shot outside Wandsworth prison in London, and three men have been arrested.
Yesterday also reported the news of troops finally leaving Iraq. However, the ‘battle on terror’ as old Bush called it is still far from over. Just today, news that the Pakistan Army has fought off Taliban militants, killing 13 of them. Now, this news report shows a different side of the media, with a tone of relief and honour overruling sadness, remorse or respect that usually surrounds a Death news story. The enemy has been defeated once again.
Radio 5Live gave an update yesterday on the Dutch car Deaths, which rose to five.
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