Summer of the Shark
Media sensationalism about sharks in 2001
The Summer of the Shark refers to the coverage of shark attacks by American news media in the summer of 2001. The sensationalist coverage of shark attacks began in early July following the Fourth of July weekend shark attack on 8-year-old Jessie Arbogast, and continued almost unabatedādespite no evidence for an actual increase in attacksāuntil...
