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[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 5 points 4 months ago

Generally that's news media misconstruing science.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago

Which directly impacts funding

That's the big issue. If a project doesn't have big headlines frequently it is killed.

[-] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

I think more likely is that the news outlets need the revenue from clicks, and are willing to trade their reputation to get them. Accurate science journalism doesn't pay, capitalism is a race to the bottom.

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