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People with expert knowledge in any field will frequently notice "wow, the media does a terrible job of understanding and explaining my field." Too few take the
by ef4 14y ago
People with expert knowledge in any field will frequently notice "wow, the media does a terrible job of understanding and explaining my field." Too few take the next logical step: the media does a terrible job of understanding and explaining almost everything. You simply notice the problem more in areas where you know more.
- kmfrk 14y agoThe media has gone from explaining stories to just sharing them. It's like a journalistic chain letter from hell. Hey! Did you see politician X's gaffe? Here is an interesting chart I found
- macavity23 14y agoOtherwise known as 'Gell-Mann Amnesia': http://seekerblog.com/2006/01/31/the-murray-gell-mann-amnesia-effect/ http://seekerblog.com/2006/01/31/the-murray-gell-mann-amnesi...