Comments on: The swine flu risk – managing perceptions vs reality http://www.prmatters.co.nz/the-swine-flu-risk-%e2%80%93-managing-perceptions-vs-reality/ fresh thinking - influential communication Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:56:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Krystal http://www.prmatters.co.nz/the-swine-flu-risk-%e2%80%93-managing-perceptions-vs-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Krystal Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:44:17 +0000 http://www.prmatters.co.nz/?p=98#comment-84 I agree that the media played a HUGE part in the information getting to the passengers and general public, and it has been great to see such a swift reaction from the PM and MOH as well as the media amongst others. However, i heard a recent poll that 70% of listeners of The Rock were not worried about the Swine flu and believe the media are overreacting. i'm mixed here. i believe i join the 70% of The Rock listeners. but i also believe that the reason WHY i'm part of that 70% is knowing we're in a country equipped, and dealing with the situation swiftly and effectivly (hopefully!) and this is why i'm feeling as safe as i am. had it not been for the media hype which i have lead myself to believe as being a huge overeaction (i'm already sick of hearing the term 'swine flu') then i probably wouldnt feel as safe, because i wouldnt have heard about the action everyone is taking to control this influenza a. meaning i would be left wondering what's happening - and IMHO not knowing is always worse than hearing a bit too much about somthing. So Rock listeners i pose this thought to you - do you think without the media 'hype' - justified or not - that you would feel as safe as you do? I agree that the media played a HUGE part in the information getting to the passengers and general public, and it has been great to see such a swift reaction from the PM and MOH as well as the media amongst others. However, i heard a recent poll that 70% of listeners of The Rock were not worried about the Swine flu and believe the media are overreacting.

i’m mixed here. i believe i join the 70% of The Rock listeners. but i also believe that the reason WHY i’m part of that 70% is knowing we’re in a country equipped, and dealing with the situation swiftly and effectivly (hopefully!) and this is why i’m feeling as safe as i am.

had it not been for the media hype which i have lead myself to believe as being a huge overeaction (i’m already sick of hearing the term ‘swine flu’) then i probably wouldnt feel as safe, because i wouldnt have heard about the action everyone is taking to control this influenza a. meaning i would be left wondering what’s happening – and IMHO not knowing is always worse than hearing a bit too much about somthing.

So Rock listeners i pose this thought to you – do you think without the media ‘hype’ – justified or not – that you would feel as safe as you do?

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