Friday, April 1, 2016

What is going on at ABC25/WPBF? Are they NOT confirming important public health information prior to public release?

Here is latest information from WPBF about the case of Zika in Palm Beach County from the "Web Staff" at WPBF at 6:02 on March 30th:

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. —The first case of the Zika virus in Palm Beach County is reported by the Department of Health officials.
     This brings the total Zika cases in Florida to 76, according to the Florida Department of Health.
     Of those 76 cases, three cases are currently being monitored as the patients are exhibiting symptoms of Zika.
     Palm Beach County has been added to the Declaration of Public Health Emergency, a list of areas that are affected by a disease or disorder that presents a public health emergency.

Below is what the "Web Staff" reported earlier on March 30th, at 2:43 in the afternoon:
"Zika in Lake Worth"? Note that this 'news' was corrected later in the day. How many people saw this on WPBF?
If this doesn't make the case for an ombudsman to monitor the TV news in Palm Beach County, what does? What are they trying to do? Start a public panic?

Read about another story from WPBF and why an ombudsman is necessary to monitor the substandard TV news reporting in Palm Beach County.

The Zika virus information hotline by the Florida Department of Health is 1-855-622-6735. Here is the website with more information.