The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 3 months agoA nearly comical reminder that corporations aren't your friend.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square169fedilinkarrow-up11.98Karrow-down131
arrow-up11.95Karrow-down1external-linkA nearly comical reminder that corporations aren't your friend.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square169fedilink
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down4·3 months agoIts even worse in science. Lots of crazy headlines that are later debunked quietly
minus-squareshneancy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 months agothose headlines can also be debunked loudly and yet, anti-vaxxers still exist, somehow
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·3 months agoI wasn’t talking about vaccinations. I was talking about fusion and other buzzy topics.
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoGenerally that’s news media misconstruing science.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·3 months agoWhich directly impacts funding That’s the big issue. If a project doesn’t have big headlines frequently it is killed.
minus-squarePeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoI think more likely is that the news outlets need the revenue from clicks, and are willing to trade their reputation to get them. Accurate science journalism doesn’t pay, capitalism is a race to the bottom.
Its even worse in science. Lots of crazy headlines that are later debunked quietly
those headlines can also be debunked loudly and yet, anti-vaxxers still exist, somehow
I wasn’t talking about vaccinations. I was talking about fusion and other buzzy topics.
Generally that’s news media misconstruing science.
Which directly impacts funding
That’s the big issue. If a project doesn’t have big headlines frequently it is killed.
I think more likely is that the news outlets need the revenue from clicks, and are willing to trade their reputation to get them. Accurate science journalism doesn’t pay, capitalism is a race to the bottom.