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Originally Posted by Knight Theamion
You are correct about that, but the point made, which you do not tackle at all, was that the media often overhypes certain situations.
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I was just pointing out that your example was a poor one. If "noone ever talked about" the earthquake in Bam, we would not remember the catastrophe.
It would be difficult to argue with the statement, "The media often overhypes certain situations."
What surprises me is that people follow the media's lead.