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So... journalists should have spent their free time self learning their way to a medical degree? Let's not forget stats as well since they'll need to read and u
by EpicEng 7y ago
So... journalists should have spent their free time self learning their way to a medical degree? Let's not forget stats as well since they'll need to read and understand hundreds of medical studies.
Journalists cannot be experts in every field they report on.
- macspoofing 7y ago>journalists should have spent their free time self learning their way to a medical degree? Maybe. There are journalists with technical backgrounds. But let's leave that aside. Are you telling me you can't find experts to explain the nuances of the particular policies? Take the example of Theranos. While the company was getting fawning press coverage, there were many specialists that were calling bullshit on their claims, from medical professional, university professors, to even competitors.
- EpicEng 7y ago>Are you telling me you can't find experts to explain the nuances of the particular policies? Would those experts be... medical professionals?
- macspoofing 7y ago>Would those experts be... medical professionals? Yes. The point is there is never uniformity of opinion. For every disastrous policy, in hindsight, there were multitude of voices raising concerns. A good journalist will be able to talk to with experts and get down to the meat of the matter and deliver the information to the public.
- EpicEng 7y agoBut the expert consensus at the time was that the (now known to be problematic) course of treatment was correct. Do you have evidence that there was evidence to the contrary during the relevant period of time?
- macspoofing 7y agoYou sure that was the consensus? Did other nations adopt this same policy, or were they more skeptical? If so, why were they sceptical?