The way out for the media is to show what value they add, not get defensive. Media has to prove it's value-added. Everyone's anxious. But people are very mad (you should see the emails I get) about how they were misled on the issue of masks and the complacency about the pandemic.
-
-
So what is the mechanism to avoid this? You haven’t really offered anything. In the academy we have journals with double blind peer review, we have talked with q&a, and there is still herding... journalists have few of those checks. Yes people need to do better but how?
-
Not uncritically repeating government statements is a good start. Reaching out to academics and other experts to check official pronouncements is good. But which academics? Which experts? Should everyone check with *you* before reporting on Covid?
- Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.