Alexis Patri 11:32 am, January 03, 2022

LCI journalist David Pujadas is Philippe Vandel's guest on Monday on the "Culture Médias" program to present the channel's device for the presidential campaign.

He returned to the news of recent days, and in particular the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

David Pujadas believes that the media, politicians and doctors create a climate of anxiety. 

INTERVIEW

"These data are a stinging denial to the fear mongers."

It is with this shock formula that David Pujadas opened Thursday the last issue of his 

24 hour program Pujadas, the info in question

, before the start of the school year.

An introduction to an issue on the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in which he announced that "when we look at this data, we are very, very far from the climate of panic which is currently being maintained by the media, some politicians and some doctors ".

The LCI journalist clarified his remarks Monday at the microphone of Philippe Vandel in 

Culture Médias

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"I believe that the media, globally, maintain a climate of fear", reaffirms David Pujadas on Europe 1. "Fear sells. Fear is the ally of trade. Emotions sell and fear is emotion the most immediately noticeable, the one that elicits the most reactions. "

"Contamination is no longer such a relevant indicator"

The journalist also believes that "a part of the political class" and "a part also of the scientists and the doctors" also participate in this climate of fear vis-a-vis the Omicron variant, "for different reasons".

"Scientists and doctors have an interest in announcing the worst to cover themselves up and so that there are only good surprises, and to preserve the state of the hospital. They also have the memory of the episode of the 'grippette' ", he explains.

"In a way, everything pushes us towards fear", continues David Pujadas.

"Everything pushes us towards anxiety: the commercial aspect for the media, the precautionary principle aspect for the politicians, and the 'I cover myself' aspect for the doctors."

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The former presenter of the 20h of France 2 calls to look at the figures.

"Today, we are presented with the 200,000 daily contaminations as a tragedy. However, the contamination today has nothing to do with the contamination of spring 2020, when it was the first variant and that we do not "was not vaccinated. Today, contamination is no longer such a relevant indicator," he said.

"So, let's stop putting our spleen in court-bouillon every day and being in this climate of anxiety, when a lot of elements encourage, in a way, to be a little more serene. is all I'm saying, but it's true that it infuriates me.