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Re:Why Is So Much Reported Science Wrong, and What Can Fix T... by danieltillett on Sunday December 20, 2015 @09:07PM (#10769182)
The solution is requiring the scientist to approve the press release before it goes out and having the power to force errors to be corrected.
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Re:Why Is So Much Reported Science Wrong, and What Can Fix T... by davidgerard on Monday December 21, 2015 @08:38AM (#10770993)
Well yes, but this ignores all power relations and incentives involved. The press offices aren't sending out BS press releases for the sake of it, they're sending them out to get the university's name positive press; and the university has all the power over the scientists.
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