The profitable manufacture of fear and justification of government overreach has been a reliable product and goal of sensationalist journalism for a very long t

The profitable manufacture of fear and justification of government overreach has been a reliable product and goal of sensationalist journalism for a very long time. The Spanish-American War is a prime example. If anything, this crisis has drawn visible lines between those with unwavering trust in mass media and those without. Those who have good reasons to distrust authority have been the least likely to comply with orders and recommendations from both government agencies and mass media outlets. On the other hand, those who benefit from the current power structure have taken to their advice with great enthusiasm. Between these groups are those like yourself who try to sift through the sensationalism for good information. Even then, international authorities like WHO have revealed clear political bias in regards to issues like Taiwanese independence. Who can we trust?