Comment Comment by tezza Most journalists are barely informed cut'n'paste merchants.Journalists value the sensational over the factual, and work hard (true) to tight deadlines.So they already do not care about the tech features promised, namely indicating:* there is not enough evidence to make a given point* a certain person or company has not been investigated thoroughly enough* a certain point is not relevant[edit: data points]Cut'n'paste obituary from Wikipedia: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/03/wikipedia_obituary_c..."Hack": A self referential term journalists use for each other in the UK http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hack_writer parent tezza 12 years ago
Journalists value the sensational over the factual, and work hard (true) to tight deadlines.
So they already do not care about the tech features promised, namely indicating:
* there is not enough evidence to make a given point
* a certain person or company has not been investigated thoroughly enough
* a certain point is not relevant
[edit: data points]
Cut'n'paste obituary from Wikipedia: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/03/wikipedia_obituary_c...
"Hack": A self referential term journalists use for each other in the UK http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hack_writer