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Unfortunately that's true for most journalism. It's just that we techies are not usually subject-matter experts in the many other areas where they make mistakes
by jkaplowitz 9y ago
Unfortunately that's true for most journalism. It's just that we techies are not usually subject-matter experts in the many other areas where they make mistakes.
Consistently high-quality in-depth reporting is the exception and is not a threshold most media will accept as a publication bottleneck.
- georgeecollins 9y agoMy Dad used to say: "The Economist "(magazine)"sounds authoritative until you read an article about something you are an expert in."
- xapata 9y agoTrue for all journalism.
- dx034 9y agoI still find they generally do a good job breaking down topics in a way most people can understand it. Often, being accurate also means being unnecessarily complex. If your goal is to explain research in an easy way, simplifying it will often introduce inaccuracy. That doesn't mean the writer isn't aware of it, they just try to get as many people as possible to read to the end (as this gets tracked online).