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Yup. The first story they had on Covid-19 was January 2, and it was followed by a series of alarmist headlines with great photos and videos every week. That sai

Yup. The first story they had on Covid-19 was January 2, and it was followed by a series of alarmist headlines with great photos and videos every week. That said, it was real. It took a while before it was headline news elsewhere.

jliptzin 6y ago
It’s easy to be right about a pandemic when you’re alarmist about everything
- bobthepanda 6y ago
  A broken clock is right twice a day. See: TMZ and Michael Jackson
- travmatt 6y ago
  My favorite saying about zerohedge: “They’ve predicted 8 of the last 3 downturns.”
  - snowwrestler 6y ago
    Agreed. I'm astounded by all the comments in this thread that are like "ZH is usually wrong and often crazy, but the few times they're right, they're really right." Reminds me of the joke, "60% of the time, it works every time." Or the saying, "a stopped watch is still right twice a day."
- lrhegeba 6y ago
  You certainly got a point there. Nonetheless when there were several, quite daily articles about the wuhan situation (with pro-CPC sources like Global Times and anti-CPC like Epoch Times) it got my attention. Weighing the different facts + rumours and taking time to reflect i decided to buy PPE/etc. for me/family/relatives/friends end of january. Helped a lot to keep us safe. so thank you ZH! you may be the dirty kid on the playground, but you are way more fun and helpful than <insert company you don't like>
- koheripbal 6y ago
  That's exactly the point. If you have a good BS filter, you can filter out the Alarmist nonsense from things that might actually have merit. ...and that's exactly why I go to ZH daily.
Steko 6y ago
CBC, Jan 1: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/china-pneumonia-outbreak-1.5412327 https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/china-pneumonia-outbreak-1.54... CBS, Jan 2: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-sarshttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50984025-virus-fears-as-mystery-pneumonia-outbreak-sickens-dozens-in-wuhan-2020-01-02/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-sarshttps://www.bbc.com/n... Forbes, Jan 3: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/01/03/a-mystery-pneumonia-has-afflicted-44-people-in-wuhan-china/#38ee32694c6c https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/01/03/a-mystery-p... BBC, Jan 3: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50984025 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50984025
- koheripbal 6y ago
  There are a couple of major difference in the coverage that still puts ZH way ahead. 1. The NUMBER of articles they ran on covid - was 100x any other MSM provider in Jan. 2. The depth of the articles, including first-hand reports from China. 3. They weren't buried in some BBC->Asia->China subsection of the website like in your examples. They were FRONT PAGE.
- N1H1L 6y ago
  Also, at that time there was a big tension between US and Iran. This is around the same timeframe that Iran shot down it's own civilian aircraft. So I really won't blame any MSM here - the Iran story was obviously the bigger story then.
duxup 6y ago
There was lots of coverage of COVID pre January by what I would think of as the larger 'main stream' media outlets. I see lots of these types of "they covered this before anyone / the other people did". And every time I wonder if people just mean they saw an article and actually didn't read "anyone else" and just assumed it wasn't covered elsewhere. It's such a common and strange pattern.

jliptzin 6y ago

It’s easy to be right about a pandemic when you’re alarmist about everything

bobthepanda 6y ago
A broken clock is right twice a day. See: TMZ and Michael Jackson
travmatt 6y ago
My favorite saying about zerohedge: “They’ve predicted 8 of the last 3 downturns.”
- snowwrestler 6y ago
  Agreed. I'm astounded by all the comments in this thread that are like "ZH is usually wrong and often crazy, but the few times they're right, they're really right." Reminds me of the joke, "60% of the time, it works every time." Or the saying, "a stopped watch is still right twice a day."
lrhegeba 6y ago
You certainly got a point there. Nonetheless when there were several, quite daily articles about the wuhan situation (with pro-CPC sources like Global Times and anti-CPC like Epoch Times) it got my attention. Weighing the different facts + rumours and taking time to reflect i decided to buy PPE/etc. for me/family/relatives/friends end of january. Helped a lot to keep us safe. so thank you ZH! you may be the dirty kid on the playground, but you are way more fun and helpful than <insert company you don't like>
koheripbal 6y ago
That's exactly the point. If you have a good BS filter, you can filter out the Alarmist nonsense from things that might actually have merit. ...and that's exactly why I go to ZH daily.

Steko 6y ago

CBC, Jan 1: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/china-pneumonia-outbreak-1.5412327 https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/china-pneumonia-outbreak-1.54... CBS, Jan 2: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-sarshttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50984025-virus-fears-as-mystery-pneumonia-outbreak-sickens-dozens-in-wuhan-2020-01-02/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-sarshttps://www.bbc.com/n... Forbes, Jan 3: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/01/03/a-mystery-pneumonia-has-afflicted-44-people-in-wuhan-china/#38ee32694c6c https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/01/03/a-mystery-p... BBC, Jan 3: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50984025 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50984025

koheripbal 6y ago
There are a couple of major difference in the coverage that still puts ZH way ahead. 1. The NUMBER of articles they ran on covid - was 100x any other MSM provider in Jan. 2. The depth of the articles, including first-hand reports from China. 3. They weren't buried in some BBC->Asia->China subsection of the website like in your examples. They were FRONT PAGE.
N1H1L 6y ago
Also, at that time there was a big tension between US and Iran. This is around the same timeframe that Iran shot down it's own civilian aircraft. So I really won't blame any MSM here - the Iran story was obviously the bigger story then.

duxup 6y ago

There was lots of coverage of COVID pre January by what I would think of as the larger 'main stream' media outlets. I see lots of these types of "they covered this before anyone / the other people did". And every time I wonder if people just mean they saw an article and actually didn't read "anyone else" and just assumed it wasn't covered elsewhere. It's such a common and strange pattern.