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I think many of our problems with the media could be solved by people reading the story and not just the headlines. The media didn’t make up the 2 million Amer

I think many of our problems with the media could be solved by people reading the story and not just the headlines. The media didn’t make up the 2 million Americans dying statistic, they merely reported it. I saw many people calling this fear mongering, but what are they supposed to do just not share information coming from the government or institutions?

jjcon 6y ago
> The media didn’t make up the 2 million Americans dying statistic, they merely reported it. Absolutely but the point I am making is -how- the media chooses to communicate science facts or studies leads to people just thinking they were blatantly wrong. Good scientists optimize for truth, the media optimizes for impact. Both are wrong from time to time but scientists are far more careful at how they quantify certainty (which is so often lost in translation when reported).