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Replying to @DanielleFong
I have an MSc in science communication and I used to work in a comms department, I’m 98% sure that’s how it went down. It’s not as egregious as other examples of small/preprint/speculative studies hitting the headlines but it’s part of a concerning pattern.
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Replying to @Sorrelish @DanielleFong
Research hits headlines with something like ‘proof of first cases in Wuhan in AUGUST’ or ‘asymptomatic transmission of covid is rare’ and that headline spreads and becomes the story. It’s then walked back or debunked but it’s too late.
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Replying to @Sorrelish
yeah that bullshit is the worst. I think this is very different from those cases though.
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Replying to @Sorrelish
it's not an announcement from WHO, which specifically has the job of informing people of the difference between asymptomatic and presymptomatic it's specifically said that it's the *first* direct *evidence* that *could* infect the brain, the headline is epistemically valid.
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Replying to @DanielleFong
The public don’t give a shit about ‘epistemically valid’. Most people won’t even read past the headline. It’s reckless and short sighted. Buuut what do I know, it’s only something I’ve studied in depth
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Replying to @Sorrelish
not trying to upset you. all media is like this. it's a shitty system. but i think it's an extra and complicating burden to have to moderate yourself for how you will be misunderstood. a near majority of the public believes the coronavirus was a hoax. believes darwin is a hoax.
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Replying to @DanielleFong
I’m not upset, I just don’t think you know what you’re talking about and it’s frustrating that you’re not willing to consider that *maybe* this is a knowable process that people have studied.
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Replying to @Sorrelish
I've done science communication work as part of my professional responsibilities for 12 years. I just think I have a different perspective i'm bringing. I'm not insistent on my point of view.
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I was one of the very first in the west on twitter to really sound the alarm about the coronavirus being a likely pandemic, and am extremely familiar with bias in reporting and how media bubbles work and how communications and institutions fail. your own experience is noted too.
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