reporters operate on a "can't unring that bell" principle. Once we learn about something, we're not going to pretend like it doesn't exist.
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sure, if a scientist tells me their paper isn't ready for a bright spotlight, I'll prob pass. But others might not. And...
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results are more likely to be misinterpreted if the scientists can't talk about them. ..
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I get a lot of story ideas from seeing what papers scientists are sharing with one another and talking about on twitter / social media...
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often preprints are getting talked about because they're particularly newsy or are helpful in understanding wtf is happening in the world.
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and if you can't talk about them beyond your academic circles, the rest of us are missing out!
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also, these conversations are already public, on twitter. Again: can't unring the bell.
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