tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127857726799826159.post3760541037704817600..comments2023-04-17T08:23:06.509-07:00Comments on Journalism History: Deadly AIDs Disease IdentifiedVenisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17316683833475702021noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127857726799826159.post-59605058709655982922009-05-08T13:56:00.000-07:002009-05-08T13:56:00.000-07:00Great job looking at both sides of the coverage.
C...Great job looking at both sides of the coverage.<br />Comaparing what you said to what's happening now with HIV/AIDS coverage, I see that some progress has been made, but the same issues effect the African continent in particular.<br /><br />More than 60 percent of HIV-positive people in the world live in sub-saharan Africa. Of those, 59 percent are women.<br /><br />I like how you pointed out the stigma that existed in the 1980s is still prevalent now, but it is largely a burden of women. Especially in African communities. <br /><br />You mentioned how HIV is called the "silent epidemic" and the book "The Invisible Cure" by Helen Epstein is a great look at why.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03616952120041568811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127857726799826159.post-22686612476622286672009-05-02T21:23:00.000-07:002009-05-02T21:23:00.000-07:00Journalism coverage of HIV/AIDS seems to be as tra...Journalism coverage of HIV/AIDS seems to be as transformative as the epidemic itself. News coverage of AIDS in the 1980’s was limited, simply because scientists, doctors, and the general public knew very little about what was then an emerging disease. No one believed AIDS would exist on the scale that it does now, almost 30 years later. Where AIDS was once ignorantly considered a “gay disease,” the epidemic is now recognized globally – affecting not only various marginalized communities within the U.S, but also millions of people worldwide no matter what their sexuality may be. Journalists today are faced with the challenges of public stigma when reporting AIDS related stories just as they were in the 80’s, but perhaps even worse in present day when the complexity and depth of the disease cannot be ignored. The new face of AIDS in America is no longer white-gay men in San Francisco, but rather communities of color, especially women. True coverage of the epidemic by today’s standards would raise serious ethical questions surrounding the disease – something journalists may be pressued about. Coverage of HIV/AIDS issues can be considered a moral obligation – considering the devastating impact of AIDS. There is a reason it is now called a “silent epidemic,” and I have to wonder what role does the press play in that silence?<br /><br />Thanks for your analysis, I think you did a fantastic thought-provoking job.Lisel Schmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09818068458633147306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127857726799826159.post-64889864218605152482009-05-02T16:35:00.000-07:002009-05-02T16:35:00.000-07:00It's great that you were able to find these two ar...It's great that you were able to find these two articles because they are such great examples of the different ways that journalist dealt with the AIDS crisis. I bet it took you a while to find the one by McGrory, and I bet you had to wade through a bunch of wimpy articles before you found it.Elizabeth skowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794181469309566653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127857726799826159.post-24436289142668743242009-05-02T16:33:00.000-07:002009-05-02T16:33:00.000-07:00It's great that you took the time to find these pe...It's great that you took the time to find these perfect examples of the disparate attitudes towards AIDS in the 1980's. It was an unpopular subject, and I'm sure reporters were not encourages everywhere to cover the subject in a fair and balanced way.Elizabeth skowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794181469309566653noreply@blogger.com