On the This edition of Call’s media roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of the Coronavirus. The virus has killed at least 3,000 people and has now infected more than 100,000 worldwide. Nurses in the United States say hospitals are woefully unprepared. How are the media covering this outbreak?
We’ll also talk about the fallout from Super Tuesday. Joe Biden won 10 states including Texas, Bernie Sanders won four states, including delegate rich California, and Elizabeth Warren has dropped out. She has yet to endorse. We’ll discuss media coverage.
Guests:
Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News and author of An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
Helaine Olen, award winning journalist, opinion writer at the Washington Post, and author of Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry
Lee Fang, investigative journalist and staff writer for The Intercept
Web Resources:
The NY Times, Elisabeth Rosenthal: We Don’t Really Know How Many People Have Coronavirus
The Intercept, Lee Fang: JOE BIDEN’S CHIEF STRATEGIST LOBBIED TO UNDERMINE BARACK AND MICHELLE OBAMA’S SIGNATURE INITIATIVES
The Washington Post, Helaine Olen: Will Democratic primary voters suffer yet another case of buyer’s remorse?
