Paid PostPosted on Aug 28, 2011Hurricane Irene Hype: How The Media Went OverboardIrene fell far short of the media’s dire warnings even before it was downgraded. Howard Kurtz on the scaremongering by television and local officials.by thedailybeastPublishing PartnerLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Hurricane Irene Hype: How The Media Went Overboard thedailybeast.com