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What do you think The Hill should have done here? The Hill reported on the data provided by the state of Florida. Here is the direct report that the article i

by cwhiz 6y ago

What do you think The Hill should have done here? The Hill reported on the data provided by the state of Florida. Here is the direct report that the article is based on: http://ww11.doh.state.fl.us/comm/_partners/covid19_report_archive/pediatric_report_latest.pdf http://ww11.doh.state.fl.us/comm/_partners/covid19_report_ar... Do you think The Hill should have attempted to apologize for the data with hearsay about the numbers? Or should they just report the facts as they are given and leave it up to the state of Florida to clean up their mess?

jdminhbg 6y ago
I realize it's hard work, but yes, if numbers are in dispute, it's the job of the media to provide context as to why.
- cwhiz 6y ago
  If there is some particular hard evidence that the numbers in the article are incorrect I would expect The Hill to report that. As far as I know it is just hearsay, and that's not news. I would not expect The Hill to try and apologize for the official reported numbers. Florida should do a better job.
  - jdminhbg 6y ago
    The hard evidence is in the post you're replying to: > FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in its daily COVID-19 report lists multiple laboratories throughout the state – many of them small testing sites – with 100% positivity rates, but Southwest Florida's dominant hospital system said Wednesday it is incorrect to say 100% of their labs are positive. > The Lee Health hospital system is reporting that its laboratory testing of potential COVID-19 cases has shown an overall positivity rate of about 18%, despite the state report showing that all people coming in for testing at some of its labs have the novel coronavirus.
_jal 6y ago
The Hill should note the history of the "debate" about the numbers, including the facts we do know about state interference with the data. Why should the state's numbers be privileged when we know the state is being flatly Politburo about them?

by cwhiz 6y ago

jdminhbg 6y ago

I realize it's hard work, but yes, if numbers are in dispute, it's the job of the media to provide context as to why.

cwhiz 6y ago
If there is some particular hard evidence that the numbers in the article are incorrect I would expect The Hill to report that. As far as I know it is just hearsay, and that's not news. I would not expect The Hill to try and apologize for the official reported numbers. Florida should do a better job.
- jdminhbg 6y ago
  The hard evidence is in the post you're replying to: > FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in its daily COVID-19 report lists multiple laboratories throughout the state – many of them small testing sites – with 100% positivity rates, but Southwest Florida's dominant hospital system said Wednesday it is incorrect to say 100% of their labs are positive. > The Lee Health hospital system is reporting that its laboratory testing of potential COVID-19 cases has shown an overall positivity rate of about 18%, despite the state report showing that all people coming in for testing at some of its labs have the novel coronavirus.

_jal 6y ago

The Hill should note the history of the "debate" about the numbers, including the facts we do know about state interference with the data. Why should the state's numbers be privileged when we know the state is being flatly Politburo about them?