Analysis: Did the press overhype the danger posed by the Omicron variant?
CNN
A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter.
When news of Omicron emerged over the Thanksgiving holiday, media organizations scrambled to cover the new variant and what it might mean for the world. The problem, however, was that very little was known about it at the time. And so, the absence of data created a void that was quite unfortunately filled with a lot of speculation.
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