User:Dmosh75/Spanish flu

At the turn of the twentieth century, the rise in popularity of magazines and journals and the popularity of newspapers in urban settings led to the development of collective opinions amongst citizens that had previously never been seen. The language that was used by the mass media during the pandemic often implied that the situation was milder than the reality which did not create a public anxiety in the American populace. The language that was used by the magazines and the Newspapers of the time went so far as claiming that there would be little consequence to the young, healthy adults of the nation, when in reality those from 20-40 years old were the hardest hit.