Monday, May 4, 2009

Panic!/Don't Panic!

It's hard covering something like a swine-flu outbreak turning into a pandemic that could reprise 1918 (the epidemic in which my great-uncle, the youngest graduate ever from the Philadelphia medical school, died assisting patients) -- or could turn out to be a big nothing.

So: Have it both ways!

Here is the front page of The Hayward (CA) Review's Morning Report, April 30, 2009:

Big headline to first article above the fold: "Warning: Pandemic imminent"

Smaller headline on second story, below the fold: "Local officials urge public: 'Don't panic' "

Heck, why panic? It's just a PANDEMIC!

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