Covering the PlagueWhenever AIDS seemed to pose a threat to "the general population" (i. e., non intravenous drug using heterosexuals), the U. S. news media gave the epidemic prominent attention, argues Kinsella. But for the most part, he finds, the media avoided or trivialized the AIDS story in its early years, and even today betrays homophobic bias and a head in the sand attitude. In this thorough, often gripping study, Kinsella, a former Los Angeles Herald Examiner