Post-modernity saw the change of the meaning of the word ‘risk’. Before the term ’risk’ had a neutral term (chance of winning or losing). However, Post-Modernity saw the term ‘risk’ become associated with the term ‘hazard’. The British Medical Associations 1987 guide ‘Living with Risk’ defined hazardous as “a set of circumstances which cause harmful consequences”, while risk is the “likelihood of it doing so” (Lupton, p.12, 1999). This creates the hazard/risk differentiation or moral panic. This moral panic is what the media controls, as the more they report on certain issues the more they become a moral panic. As stated previously, without a critical mind to critic these reports anything the media say come fact. An example of this is the fear
