Don’t kill the messenger
The media will be blamed for scaring tourists away while those responsible will be let off the hook with a simple we don’t agree with them but respect their opinions
The other day, I was interviewed on Spanish radio about the “over-the-top reporting” in the London media about the possibility of a hotel strike in Mallorca. I replied that what appeared in the UK press was exactly the same as what had appeared in the local press. There are already early reports that this summer season will not be as good as everyone had at first imagined, with the anti-tourism protests of last year having an impact. Who will be blamed? The international media. They scared tourists away from the island.
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Holding your hands up and saying “don’t shoot me I’m only the messenger” is somewhat disingenuous of you Jason. As Zoltan says, sensationalist, exaggerated and alarmist news stories are the bread and butter of many newspapers. You have contributed to it too. And it’s not only the national, London based press, it’s a whole posse of regional rags which have upped the ante on hysterical anti-Brit rhetoric, often referencing the MDB as their source.
Sorry but the media have to take their share of the blame. One person sprays 'Tourists Go Home' on a wall, and the media report this as an important story! Why not just ignore it? Because the media love sensationalist stories as it sells papers/ gets clicks on their websites