
Jack Schofield
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Jack Schofield
@jackschofield
Tech journo who covered IT for the Guardian (1983-2010), the Jack in Ask Jack, and a jackdaw who tweets fun links about photography, Lego, advertising, art etc


"...I've been talking to Fox insiders over the last few days, there's a real concern inside the network that their early downplaying of the coronavirus actually exposes Fox News to potential legal action by viewers who maybe were misled. " —@gabrielsherman mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-n…



If we really could isolate those with underlying conditions from the rest of the society, then everybody else could get the world back to normal. Once enough people were immune, they could care for those who are more vulnerable. But can that be done?: spectator.co.uk/article/the-cu…

Author of study which projected UK deaths could come in under 6000 says modelling overtaken by reality; 20k-30k is much more likely if the measures being taken are effective in flattening curve. (So 5700 figure should be dropped entirely by commentators) twitter.com/TomPike0007590…











The numbers on Wuhan coronavirus cases out of China are bogus. Same for Iran. Comparing the U.S. to these countries will result in bad numbers. Garbage in, garbage out.








