Re:Getting started on Twitter as a scientist
by jeffadotio on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @09:05PM
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> it's really mostly a great way to keep up w news
Receiving information is not the same as being informed. The head of Facebook’s news authority is the owner of a far-right news site. A famous 2012 study[1] found that Fox News viewers were the least informed on facts covered by the news while NPR listeners were the most informed. Fox viewers were even less informed than those who consumed no news media at all. All news is not created equal and you are what you read. Curation is important and an organization with a fact-oriented status quo is a superior source.
Re:Getting started on Twitter as a scientist
by andreyk on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @09:42PM
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When I wrote news, I meant news for me as a researcher (which I figured can be gleaned from context), ie new papers, conference announcements, etc. Not much disinformation there...
Receiving information is not the same as being informed. The head of Facebook’s news authority is the owner of a far-right news site. A famous 2012 study[1] found that Fox News viewers were the least informed on facts covered by the news while NPR listeners were the most informed. Fox viewers were even less informed than those who consumed no news media at all. All news is not created equal and you are what you read. Curation is important and an organization with a fact-oriented status quo is a superior source.
1. https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2012/survey-nprs-l...