Read this article:
https://ourworldindata.org/how-many-deaths-make-a-natural-disaster-newsworthy
Consider why media react in the way described. Are media consumers being formed by what is highlighted?
Are media outlets reacting to a preexisting consumer mindset? Or some combination of the two? How does all of this affect our lives, given the current conditions of the pandemic?
Relate to David Foster Wallace on attention and intentionality (i.e. the “aboutness” of our thoughts, interests, desires, emotions, etc.) or to the Learner Paradox (i.e. how to convey information to people who do not know that the information you are conveying matters).
