The Media & Their Narratives.

[BIAD]

January is always a bastard-of-a-month for news outlets, most of their non-time-sensitive
good-news articles have already been used as filler during the Christmas period and the
subsequent vacation time afterwards.

This morning, I awoke to a discussion on one of the few news channels my old TV could
acquire that 'stated' -and I use that word loosely, that bird-song is good for improving one's
mental health. Yes... I know, a startling discovery!

But it being 21st January of 2023, I thought I'd take a look at this study and what caught my
eye wasn't that some 'new' informative knowledge had emerged from those darling folks we
deem 'scientists', it was the date that they announce such findings.

The Guardian. Thu 27 Oct 2022 10.00 BST.
Bird and birdsong encounters improve mental health, study finds

'Research suggests visits to places with birdlife could be prescribed by doctors to improve mental wellbeing...'

Source1:

Natural History Museum. First published 8 October 2020.
How listening to birdsong can transform our mental health
'In a recent survey conducted by the Museum, 73% of people reported hearing louder birdsong during the
COVID-19 lockdown in the UK...'

Source2:

Max Planke. OCTOBER 17, 2022
Birdsong is good for mental health

'Study investigates the influence of birdsong on mood, paranoia, and cognition...'

Source3:

The expression 'slow news day' just isn't cutting it!