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Is anyone taking a crack at redundant but relevant "news" like this? So much of news seems focused on sensationalism. Would be interesting to read a paper tha
by cwkoss 5y ago
Is anyone taking a crack at redundant but relevant "news" like this?
So much of news seems focused on sensationalism. Would be interesting to read a paper that chose stories based on relevance to keeping readers informed, healthy and alive independent of recency:
- Heart Disease continues being the leading cause of death (We interviewed 3 cardiologists and reviewed studies to find what lifestyle changes most reduce this risk)
- US Annual car accidents increase 3% YoY (Talk to civil engineers about where or in what conditions accidents occur most frequently and thus people should be most careful. What other factors make certain people safer drivers than others? What is the relative risk of driving 0, 5, or 10 mph over the speed limit on the highway?)
- Amazon rainforest deforestation continues (show graphs of rates, discuss causes)
- America is using more plastic than ever (show breakdowns of how plastic is used, which uses have the worst ecological impact, etc)
Interestingly, a lot of this content could be "re-runs" - take the same article, maybe add updated data if available, and republish it. Cost of producing content could be reduced.
- dexwell 5y agoI've been saying this for a while now. We should abolish this weird cultural tradition/expectation/normalization of continuous "news" consumption and replace it with periodical consumption of in-depth reporting on trends, like you said. People believe following the news keeps them informed even though the news distors their world view because it mostly reports on exceptions to the rule (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_bites_dog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_bites_dog). "Following the trends" would keep people actually informed as well as provide them with actionable information.
- brokenmachine 5y agoThat's called education. Sadly, education is unpopular.