The Picard ManeuverM to memes@lemmy.world • 27 days agoA nearly comical reminder that corporations aren't your friend.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square169fedilinkarrow-up11.97Karrow-down131
arrow-up11.93Karrow-down1imageA nearly comical reminder that corporations aren't your friend.lemmy.worldThe Picard ManeuverM to memes@lemmy.world • 27 days agomessage-square169fedilink
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish13•27 days agoIts even worse in science. Lots of crazy headlines that are later debunked quietly
minus-square@shneancy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink10•26 days agothose headlines can also be debunked loudly and yet, anti-vaxxers still exist, somehow
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish2•26 days agoI wasn’t talking about vaccinations. I was talking about fusion and other buzzy topics.
minus-square@FiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilink5•26 days agoGenerally that’s news media misconstruing science.
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish5•26 days agoWhich directly impacts funding That’s the big issue. If a project doesn’t have big headlines frequently it is killed.
minus-square@PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.calinkfedilink1•25 days 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.