[Mr.Unique]

This report has a lot of graphics that would take a bunch of time to port over to FR. I encourage you to take a look.

Here's an interesting chart:

[cuban leaf]

Two things:

1. If the press suddenly started breathlessly reporting every traffic fatality, we would think cars are inherently dangerous and should be eliminated.

2. I believe it was Louis L’Amoure that said that in the old west, more men died of shake bite than being shot.

[edwinland]

The most interesting thing is that the google search evidence for what people are really concerned about is a bit off compared to actual death rates, but it’s much closer to reality than the NYT or the Guardian.

[Grampa Dave]

It is beyond amazing how the NY Slimes and Guardian in the last 2 columns have basically the same fake news % versus the real stats. Just another coincidence?

[Wuli]

Other than Pravda on the Hudson and the Guardian having near duplicate reporting themes, I don’t get the point.

When it comes to death and “reporting” on deaths in the news, of course homicide - which is less common than cancer - is reported in the news more often. Is there an identifiable person who is a culprit in a cancer death?? What would be the purpose of reporting every cancer death the way homicides are reported?

[semaj]

This just in:

THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IS LIVING!

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

What Americans die from,, what they search on Google, and what the media reports on.

A way of summarizing the takeaway from that is that casualties inflicted by weapons -suicide (1.8%), homicide (0.9%), and terrorism (<0.01%) - together accounted for less than 2.8% of deaths in 2016. But journalism’s coverage of suicide (>10%), homicide (>20%), and terrorism (over &frac13;) in 2016 accounted for over two thirds of journalism’s coverage of deaths in America in that year.

Deaths caused by weapons (broadly defined) easily reflect negatively on society and can easily be thought of as reasons for government to “do something.”

This I see as vindication of my point that journalism is cynical towards society and naive towards government. I therefore bookmark.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

            Heart Disease       30.2 %  < 3%
           Cancer               29.5%    <14%
Road, Falls, Accidents           7.6%    < 3%
   Lower Respiratory Disease      7.4%   < 3.5%
          Alzheimer’s Disease     5.6%    <1%
                    Stroke       4.9%      5%
                    Diabetes     3.8%    < 2.5%
           Drug Overdose         2.8%   < 1%
          Kidney Disease         2.7%   < 1%
             Pneumonia & Flu      2.5%  < 1%
           Suicide                1.8%  >10.6%
            Homicide             0.9%    >22%
            Terrorism           <0.01%  >33%

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Death: Reality vs. Reported

	Actual
Cause of Death	Prevalence	Reportage
Heart Disease	30.2 %	< 3%
Cancer	29.5%	< 14%
Road, Falls, Accidents	7.6%	< 3%
Lower Respiratory Disease	7.4%	< 3.5%
Alzheimer’s Disease	5.6%	< 1%
Stroke	4.9%	5%
Diabetes	3.8%	< 2.5%
Drug Overdose	2.8%	< 1%
Kidney Disease	2.7%	< 1%
Suicide	1.8%	>10.6%
Homicide	0.9%	>22%
Terrorism	< 0.01%	>33%