"Overworked doctors make more mistakes" DUH....
"Teenage parents live in poverty"
"Police officer one of the most dangerous jobs"
"Study finds that Obesity leads to early death"
Who need to fund a study to find out that stuff anyway???
2006-12-12 04:09:28 · 4 answers · asked by photoguy1967 3 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Because you worded your question so that it is directed at the studies themselves and not the bland and seemingly obvious headlines, the answer is this: There are a lot of myths out there, and a scientist's job is to determine what the truth is. Sometimes the results of the research are predictable. But sometimes the results are not.
For example, it's been a long-held belief that it's not good to go swimming right after eating because you will get cramps and perhaps drown. But research has shown that there is no truth in the belief.
On the other end of the spectrum, it seems obvious that people with lots of friends are probably not as prone to depression as people with few friends. But scientists need to test the theory. And it is true that people who have friends are less prone to depression than those with few friends. But scientists then use the results of what seems to be obvious to dig deeper: Why does having more than a few friends less susceptible to depression? Or is it a matter of friends leaving someone who has depression? Which came first: the depression or fewer friends?
2006-12-12 07:53:49 · answer #1 · answered by Ryan R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question! I would have to answer that perhaps it sells papers, in the hopes that people like us - who can't BELIEVE what they're reading (or worse - funding!) - will call and complain. Remember, even BAD publicity is still publicity.
So go ahead and call those papers and complain. Ask for the Editor of the section or the Editor in Chief. Follow it up with an email or letter to the owners.
2006-12-12 12:15:05 · answer #2 · answered by cjsu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because college journalism courses don't teach young journalists anything new. Gone are the days of Edward R Murrow and Tom Broka.
2006-12-12 12:18:15 · answer #3 · answered by whathappenedamber 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
and yet i bet people still read those articles and the newspaper still got it's circulation out.
they're just doing their jobs.
2006-12-12 12:17:23 · answer #4 · answered by Sam B. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋