Coronavirus spreads. But don't panic! (topical thread)

[Alan V]

As for the media rehabilitating him ... they have no principles either, other than what headline provides the best clickbait.

Society of Professional Journalists' Code of Ethics

That's a link to the Onion, right? 

It is certainly true that not all of the media are made up of journalists.  But to say the media have no standards is unfair, and there are many other sets of standards as well.

Of course, like any other principles, people are better in articulating them than living up to them, especially in certain cases.  So it's just as well we are all on our guards and pay attention only to the most reliable sources of information.

From my point of view, we internet posters are considerably more likely to be inaccurate than the media.