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OT but I'm constantly infuriated by media outlets' incapability to properly use units of energy and power and distinguish between them: "There are eleven comme
by jupp0r 5y ago
OT but I'm constantly infuriated by media outlets' incapability to properly use units of energy and power and distinguish between them:
"There are eleven commercial geothermal plants
at the Salton Sea, producing 400 megawatts of
geothermal energy a year."
Is this really so hard? Nobody who took physics in high school able to proof read this otherwise excellent article? None of the chemical engineering/geology professors interviewed for the article able to land a hand there?
- froh 5y agoI agree. sidenote: Lend. Lend a hand.
- mattkrause 5y agoI asked about this when I was interviewed about my own research. Journalists generally believe that it is inappropriate, or even unethical, to let "sources" see, let alone edit, an article before publication. Some don't even want the copy leaving the newsroom at all. I think this is derived from more investigative/adversarial types of reporting. If Mayor Quimby accidentally mentions that "a friend" gave him a new car, you don't want him to edit that out of a story about bribery allegations. However, it's a weird fit for writing where seemingly similar words may have very different meanings. More here: https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2020/should-journalists-let-sources-look-over-stories-before-publication/ https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2020/should-journa... I'd note that this seems much more...flexible than the journalists I spoke with.