Fake News and Science Reporting - Comments

[Dr. Courtney]

What's interesting is the reaction by Vox and Slate and others. Their position is that scaring people is important - more important than getting the facts right - because political action is necessary. It's a thin line between that and "if we told the people the truth, they might not do what we want", which is a heck of a position for a journalist.

It's seemed that way to me for a long time.