I tend to defend journalism when showboaters & slogan-quoters attack “the media” in general, but I’m eager to read legitimate critiques of individual news stories. Here’s one that seems to manipulate data out of context to support a fearmongering narrative. (Don’t do this!)
1. Data not normalized
2. Not the appropriate visualization
3. No differentiation between data and projections
4. Not the whole story
5. No contextualization of riskAnd NOT a @nytimes staffer; should be clear in byline, not small print at the bottomhttps://t.co/GqrKYcDg5t
— 🏳️🌈 Kathy E Gill 😷 🇺🇦mastodon.social/@kegill (@kegill) September 22, 2021
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