The health facts presented by mass media in the midst of a disease outbreak are likely to influence what we remember about the disease. New research suggests that the same mass media coverage may also influence the facts that we forget. The findings indicate that personal anxiety and mass media coverage interact to determine what people remember about a disease.
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