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> just a quarter of the $105 a month she was promised, about $0.84 a day. It really bugs me when reporters use inconsistent units to exaggerate a point. Yes, t
by alcari 13y ago
> just a quarter of the $105 a month she was promised, about $0.84 a day.
It really bugs me when reporters use inconsistent units to exaggerate a point. Yes, the pay difference is horrible, but it sounds almost as bad when you say $25.20 per month, and that is a less misleading way to describe it.
- kmfrk 13y agoNumbers-based journalism still has a way to go, yes. I wonder why it isn't given more focus.
- corin_ 13y agoI read that differently to you - the words "a quarter of $105" instantly tells me $25.20 because it's such an easy calculation, whereas telling me an extra stat like what that is per day is something I hadn't already worked out myself.
- qwerta 13y agoMaybe she is payed daily, rather than by month. Monthly paid usually includes some free holiday, so she could loose money on this as well.