By Dulce Gamiño, Alejandra Olalde and Milburga Rodríguez
Translation by Patricia Roxana Solorzano
Translation by Patricia Roxana Solorzano
The thousands of Mexicans that stayed home were constantly exposed to media messages from internet, radio, written press and mainly television. The latter offered an uninterrupted coverage of the Human Flu and generated panic within the population.
The percentage of the crisis’ impact may be measured by observing the amount of people actually wearing the facemask. During the first days this was not as evident as it became later on, when the media announced the number of deaths the disease had caused and the most effective ways to protect oneself against it, including the use of a facemask. Pharmacies and supermarkets ran out of their supply of facemasks because the Mexican population was wearing them as an essential part of their daily attires. Perhaps this attitude variation would not have occurred if people had not been as exposed to mass media while they stayed at home.
The percentage of the crisis’ impact may be measured by observing the amount of people actually wearing the facemask. During the first days this was not as evident as it became later on, when the media announced the number of deaths the disease had caused and the most effective ways to protect oneself against it, including the use of a facemask. Pharmacies and supermarkets ran out of their supply of facemasks because the Mexican population was wearing them as an essential part of their daily attires. Perhaps this attitude variation would not have occurred if people had not been as exposed to mass media while they stayed at home.
What we are sure of all of this situation, is how media and the goverment can control the mexican people.
ReplyDeleteYeah I hear that at the beginning the mask was so cheap and then they were charging outrageous amount of money for a simple mask. It is sad but whoever control the media control the public perspective and emotions.
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