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I wish I could upvote this twice. I know its just anecdotal data, but the rare occasions I have had personal knowledge of news articles they have been grossly i
by phyller 9y ago
I wish I could upvote this twice. I know its just anecdotal data, but the rare occasions I have had personal knowledge of news articles they have been grossly inaccurate, every time.
Where is the quote from?
Edit: from another comment: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/65213-briefly-stated-the-gell-mann-amnesia-effect-is-as-follows-you https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/65213-briefly-stated-the-ge...
- loeg 9y ago> Where is the quote from? Michael Crichton. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Murray_Gell-Mann#Quotes_about_Gell-Mann https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Murray_Gell-Mann#Quotes_about_...
- specialist 9y agoOh. Crichton coined that phrase? That's some potent unintentional irony right there.
- fouc 9y agoHow so?
- ghostbrainalpha 9y agoI'm guessing he is just saying that Crichton's writing was known for sensationalizing science, rather than accuracy. So he basically did the same thing he criticizes reporters for. (Which isn't totally fair imo, because the news should be held to a higher standard than a book about a dinosaur park)
- rootusrootus 9y agoHe vocally let his political ideology direct his selective interpretation of facts around climate change. So it's perhaps a little ironic that he would make an observation about biased reporting coming from other people or organizations. I would argue that it's not ironic, it's expected. IMO people most easily observe the faults in others that they themselves exhibit.
- hueving 9y agoHe's not purporting to report news. So no irony that I can see?
- specialist 9y agohttps://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Michael_Crichton https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Michael_Crichton
- casefields 9y agoIt comes from his amazing essay called 'Why Speculate' which you can read here: http://docdro.id/4wgVecr http://docdro.id/4wgVecr