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Death Panel
David Leonhardt and the Tolerable Plague w/ Abby Cartus (06/16/22)
Jun 17, 2022
Abby Cartus joins to discuss David Leonhardt's controversial New York Times article on COVID racial gaps. Biden admin secretly discusses acceptable daily covid deaths. Critiques on Leonhardt's claims and importance of accurate counting methods in epidemiology. Analyzing biased reporting on COVID data and public opinion influence. Call to action for supporting the podcast.
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- Media narratives can distort perceptions of racial disparities in COVID mortality by presenting unadjusted rates instead of age-adjusted rates.
- Dangerous narrative shifts towards understating racial disparities in COVID mortality can marginalize vulnerable populations and divert attention from systemic issues.
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Narrating the Narrative: How Statistical Mirage Affects Media Discourse
Exploring how the statistical presentation of data in media narratives can distort the perception of racial disparities in COVID mortality, with a focus on the misinformation and implications of unadjusted rates versus age-adjusted rates.
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