Has anyone else noticed how social and other media have a tendency suddenly to become concerned about a single issue, as illustrated here?
The article strays into conspiracy theory territory, but is this and others like it in the world of Green/Climate change issues, such as the "wood-burning stoves cause terrible air pollution" scare, just simply a sign of how connected everyone is these days or an illustration of the saying that a lie can be half way round the world before the truth has got her shoes on?
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It has been noticed for a long time and is often referred to as "media agenda". I learned about it in my A-level Communication Studies in the 1980s.
It is actually the subject of academic study eg. https://academic.oup.com/book/11237/chapter/159775564
It's quite amusing when people start noticing it themselves for the first time.
It's another example of a media frenzy nearly getting it right. Wood fuel is woefully inefficient and whoever sanctioned the diesel-powered transport of it across the Atlantic then around the country needs to be shagged with a ragman's trumpet.
"Wood fuel is woefully inefficient and whoever sanctioned the diesel-powered transport of it across the Atlantic then around the country needs to be shagged with a ragman's trumpet."
That's just what Cameron memorably called "green crap".
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