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Did Anyone Do Even a Minimal Check on the Sensationalist Bitcoin Electrical Consumption Story?

Did Anyone Do Even a Minimal Check on the Sensationalist Bitcoin Electrical Consumption Story? Check the context before uncritically accepting sensationalist conclusions. Let’s start with a primer on how to write a sensationalist story that can be passed off as “journalism:” 1. Locate credible-sounding data that can be de-contextualized, i.e. sensationalized. 2. Present the data […]

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Are Americans Ignorant or victims of Yellow Journalism? | Armstrong Economics

Are Americans Ignorant or victims of Yellow Journalism? | Armstrong Economics. Reuters has published the result of what is being touted as the Ignorance Index. The one question as an example: “Guess how many U.S. girls aged 15-19 give birth each year. Go ahead, guess. If you calculated the number at 3 percent you’re correct; if you […]

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