Two cases of swine flu have been reported by health officials in Marin County. The cases showed up in an elderly woman and an infant after both took a trip to Mexico.
Time to freak right on out? Time to get your surgeon mask and barricade yourself in your studio with nothing but Gatorade, cans of tuna and old recordings of
Real Housewives? Well, nearly 100 people die from regular ol' human influenza daily. That's way more than are affected by swine flu thus far. But thus far is the operative phrase there, is it not? Isn't it the possibility of what can happen what is causing panic?
Every day the CBS 5 Assignment Editor Brian Dinsmore does "Brian's Daily Briefing," wherein he fills in web viewers as to what KPIX reporters are working on for the day. Today, he discusses whether or not the CBS 5 team, and news organzations in general, are devoting too much time to the swine flu story. Watch below (oooh, fancy new embedding; welcome to 2005):
It's your turn to weigh in: How do you think the national and local press is doing covering the swine flu story? Too much attention paid? Not enough? Do you feel the story is overly hyped by the media? Your thoughts on swine flu coverage below.
