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We live in a world where two or more bad things can be talked about at the same time. > but where are the front page Vice pieces, Washington Post articles, or

We live in a world where two or more bad things can be talked about at the same time. > but where are the front page Vice pieces, Washington Post articles, or NYT exposés when Johnson and Johnson sells 33,000 bottles of baby power with asbestos in them? https://www.vice.com/en/article/433jdg/johnson-and-johnson-lawsuits-morcellator-vaginal-mesh-baby-powder https://www.vice.com/en/article/433jdg/johnson-and-johnson-l...

istorical 5y ago
I have no doubt these crimes do get written about, but they're third-rate beats, rarely front-page material. They don't lead to mass condemnation, they don't lead to boycotts, they don't result in congressional hearings.
- hacksnewer 5y ago
  You ever heard of confirmation bias? Hey, they claim to have 1.8 billion users. If an entity is that large they naturally require more scrutiny. Give me a break. You act like they're getting bullied up on.
- mherdeg 5y ago
  Hmm like https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-subcommittee-s-year-long-investigation-leads-to-johnson-johnson https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-su... or https://www.reuters.com/article/us-johnson-johnson-talc-congress/jj-ceo-spurns-u-s-congressional-hearing-on-carcinogens-in-talc-products-idUSKBN1YD2CA https://www.reuters.com/article/us-johnson-johnson-talc-cong... ?
- ashwoods 5y ago
  I remember reading about the talc issue in Spain, and a quick search led me to congressional action on talc: https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/chairman-krishnamoorthi-requests-information-from-johnson-johnson-on-talc https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/chairman-kri... I’m afraid the bias might be elsewhere.
- lapetitejort 5y ago
  They do. https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-subcommittee-s-year-long-investigation-leads-to-johnson-johnson https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-su... edit: three people frantically googling in unison. A beautiful sight.
- Fordec 5y ago
  That article is literally by the same "beat" as the parent article. But on your point on boycotts, yes they did[0] and on congressional hearings, also yes they did [1]. [0] https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/activists-call-boycott-johnson-johnson-over-chemicals-baby-shampoo-flna1c9453246 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/activists-call-bo... [1] https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-subcommittee-s-year-long-investigation-leads-to-johnson-johnson https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-su...
tuckerman 5y ago
Disclaimer: I work for an Alphabet company I think there is a difference in the tone and and style of media coverage that large tech companies attract. I very much agree that there are a lot of terrible things happening in the world but I think it is fair to question whether or not the bias that journalist bring apportions our outrage appropriately.

istorical 5y ago

I have no doubt these crimes do get written about, but they're third-rate beats, rarely front-page material. They don't lead to mass condemnation, they don't lead to boycotts, they don't result in congressional hearings.

hacksnewer 5y ago
You ever heard of confirmation bias? Hey, they claim to have 1.8 billion users. If an entity is that large they naturally require more scrutiny. Give me a break. You act like they're getting bullied up on.
mherdeg 5y ago
Hmm like https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-subcommittee-s-year-long-investigation-leads-to-johnson-johnson https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-su... or https://www.reuters.com/article/us-johnson-johnson-talc-congress/jj-ceo-spurns-u-s-congressional-hearing-on-carcinogens-in-talc-products-idUSKBN1YD2CA https://www.reuters.com/article/us-johnson-johnson-talc-cong... ?
ashwoods 5y ago
I remember reading about the talc issue in Spain, and a quick search led me to congressional action on talc: https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/chairman-krishnamoorthi-requests-information-from-johnson-johnson-on-talc https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/chairman-kri... I’m afraid the bias might be elsewhere.
lapetitejort 5y ago
They do. https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-subcommittee-s-year-long-investigation-leads-to-johnson-johnson https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-su... edit: three people frantically googling in unison. A beautiful sight.
Fordec 5y ago
That article is literally by the same "beat" as the parent article. But on your point on boycotts, yes they did[0] and on congressional hearings, also yes they did [1]. [0] https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/activists-call-boycott-johnson-johnson-over-chemicals-baby-shampoo-flna1c9453246 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/activists-call-bo... [1] https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-subcommittee-s-year-long-investigation-leads-to-johnson-johnson https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-su...

tuckerman 5y ago

Disclaimer: I work for an Alphabet company I think there is a difference in the tone and and style of media coverage that large tech companies attract. I very much agree that there are a lot of terrible things happening in the world but I think it is fair to question whether or not the bias that journalist bring apportions our outrage appropriately.