Chilean miners: Families fear media barrage upon rescue
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/12/chilean-miners-rescue-media-fears
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With around 2,000 journalists at the San José mine it is not surprising firends and families of the trapped miners are worried about the effect the media attention will be when the miner escape from the tunnel.
"A poll of 20 families by the local newspaper La Tercera found that fears of media "overexposure" outweighed concerns over the men's psychological and physical health.
The hospital in the nearby town of Copiapó, where the men are due to be taken in a helicopter for 48 hours' observation, was bracing for a siege with security barriers being erected as TV crews arrived to book spots."-Guardian
The article says a leading doctor in the rescue Jean Romagnoli has stated the miner are being coached to cope with the sudden media attention they'll receive when back outside the mine.
"A poll of 20 families by the local newspaper La Tercera found that fears of media "overexposure" outweighed concerns over the men's psychological and physical health.
The hospital in the nearby town of Copiapó, where the men are due to be taken in a helicopter for 48 hours' observation, was bracing for a siege with security barriers being erected as TV crews arrived to book spots."-Guardian
The article says a leading doctor in the rescue Jean Romagnoli has stated the miner are being coached to cope with the sudden media attention they'll receive when back outside the mine.
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