Media really distorts risk perception. People are afraid of random child predators, terrorists, and mass shootings when none of these things even compare to car

Media really distorts risk perception. People are afraid of random child predators, terrorists, and mass shootings when none of these things even compare to car accidents, standard issue child abuse by someone the kid knows, cancer, heart disease, etc. Another example is that people are more afraid of nuclear power than coal when coal is dirtier and drives scary things like ocean acidification and climate change. One 9/11, random kidnapping, etc. has more "virality" than a constant undercurrent of far larger risks.