Exactly. “Think” pieces often argue that “media” ignore the Wuhan lab theory. But it’s actually the opposite. Many who try to make the case actually disregard the report from seasoned journalists and coverage from the field…
https://twitter.com/emilyrauhala/status/1397917767223844871
…as well as the context and trajectory of the conspiracy’s initial spread (first inside China based on a retracted India study, then picked up by right-wing outlets in collaboration with Chinese diaspora disinfo machine). Ofc this doesn’t mean lab leak theory is impossible…
but when someone looks at the lab leak theory within the context of early 2020, they’ll have a much clearer idea on how it emerged in the first place instead of an isolated, hidden incident that “media” “conveniently” ignored…
…many think pieces’ arguments are quite intellectually lazy. Is media flawed and contributing to the issue? Yes but in a different way: there should be more journos who speak and understand Chinese to cover this…
…the vacuum of seasoned China journalists in media landscape helped sow doubts and decontextualize the unproven theory. And it’s frustrating to watch.
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