This position was further corroborated by a 2017 study in which Hal Roberts, Brittany Seymour, Sands Alden Fish II, Emily Robinson and Ethan Zuckerman analyzed over 109,000 stories published in US mainstream/regional media and blogs between July to November 2014, with a focus on Ebola coverage.
Taarifa kama hizi zilichangiwa pia na 2017  utafiti ambao Hal Roberts, Brittany Seymour, Sands Alden Fish II, Emily Robinson na Ethan Zuckerman  walichambua  Zaidi ya makala 109,000 zilizochapishwa kwenye vyombo vikubwa vya habari na blogu nchini Marekani kati ya mwezi Julai na Novemba 2014, kiini cha uchambuzi kikiwa ni habari zilizohusu ugojwa wa Ebola.