On March 17th, at least 17 MSM news outlets published a story claiming a group of scientists had analyzed genetic data from China that linked raccoon dogs at the Huanan Seafood Market to the origin of COVID-19. It was journalistic misfeasance. @mbalter podcasts.apple.com
At time of publication there was no data, no preprint, and no peer reviewed paper available for independent examination of the claims. “Raccoon Dog Mediapalooza” was based on quotes from “The Usual Suspects”; a cabal of virologists that have repeatedly misstated, distorted, and/2
/or overstated the evidence pointing to a natural spillover from the beginning. Today, I interview veteran journalist @mbalter for the insider’s perspective of the MSM handling of “Raccoon Dog Mediapalooza” & their coverage of the investigation into the origin of COVID-19./3
@mbalter has been a working journalist for more than four decades and wrote for Science Magazine for 25 of those years. He provides some profound insights into the science writers covering the origin of COVID-19./4
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