Unorthodoxy Wins Again: Another Media Narrative Falls Apart

"This scenario is why we don’t need to attack rhetoric with rhetoric—or, as the old saying goes—fight fire with fire"

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If you’ve been following my work, you know I’ve been highly critical of how the media manipulates narratives—especially in this recent measles case.

Just seven days ago, The Atlantic published an article declaring the first measles-related death in a decade. In that article—which was written from the journalist’s perspective—they attributed measles to the cause of the death.

This article went viral to where everyone started to associate measles leading to the death of a child.

Surprisingly, the old correlation causation was being used by the mainstream media.

However, as I read the article, I noticed several inconsistencies and notable factors that probably should’ve been further investigated, leading to my article, “How The Atlantic Spun the Narrative to Manufacture Panic.”

In my article, I commented that I found it odd that a ventilator was being used. When I posted this on social media, I was ridiculed for it.

However, the tide has turned.

Just yesterd…