4 ms·

Everytime media got wrong understanding of technical details, I always wonder aren't they supposed to check the fact and ask someone? it's like hearing my mom t

• ConceptJunkie 13y ago
  Are you kidding? You talk like they are journalists instead of a bunch of lazy hacks.
• crazy1van 13y ago
  Most technical articles that I have some background understanding of are so wrong. It makes me wonder why I should trust all the articles on subjects that I don't know anything about.
  • mikeash 13y ago
    The programmer says, man, they totally screw up tech stories, but I love their politics section. The Congressional staffer says, wow, their coverage of politics is laughable, but I really enjoy their insightful business analysis. The businessman says, sheesh, they can't get anything right about the world of business. I sure like their great tech coverage, though. I'm quite sure you should deeply mistrust all media reporting on everything. I see no reason to think that tech reporting is somehow different in how wrong they get it.
  • hudibras 13y ago
    That's called the Murray Gell-Mann Amnesia effect. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2011/08/the-murray-gell-mann-amnesia-effect/ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2011/08/the-murray-ge...
  • dredmorbius 13y ago
    The common theme I've found over time is that both news and Hollywood depictions of anything you're familiar with are grossly wrong in significant details.