Had another thought about experts and the media.
In the last post, Rethinking Expertise (here), I said the "media forged and perpetuated a scientific controversy [about MMR and autism] where none existed".
Sadly, this is good business. It is in the interests of commercial news outlets to perpetuate (and even serve up) illusory controversy.
Fox, ever reliable for being unreliable, admit to this. Although they may be operating ideologically as well here, Murdoch says there are business reasons for his network's radical stance on climate change.
In the last post, Rethinking Expertise (here), I said the "media forged and perpetuated a scientific controversy [about MMR and autism] where none existed".
Sadly, this is good business. It is in the interests of commercial news outlets to perpetuate (and even serve up) illusory controversy.
Fox, ever reliable for being unreliable, admit to this. Although they may be operating ideologically as well here, Murdoch says there are business reasons for his network's radical stance on climate change.
Another reason why experts must be allowed to shout louder than ordinary people.
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