“Crafting your scientist brand” – the rise of the celebrity expert
Scientists work with PR offices to establish a personal brand as a celebrity expert.
Media: Queen City News has an outstanding reporter (really)
Lake Lure, NC is run by idiots. There is no other explanation provided for their nonsense.
Media: “15 reasons why the Tesla Model Y will Fail”
Never trust a writer’s prediction of the future. In 2023, the Model Y was the #1 best selling car, in the world.
Media: TIME Magazine selects its flawed Top 100 AI Innovators List
TIME Magazine does its usual “Top 100” thing and it’s the usual nonsense and irrelevant selection process. I covered this in depth in 2023.
World Happiness Report Annual Nonsense
The annual World Happiness Report is released each spring and it’s still a completely bogus report on happiness. TL;DR: It’s absurd rankings do not measure anyone’s happiness.
Per journalists, the business is increasingly about being a content mill
The job pays poorly and today is under pressure to “churn out” content “for their potential to amuse and entertain”.
Media: “Last Hope for Our Dying planet?”
An absurd headline from a content mill, allegedly written by a writer, who has no online presence. Can you say AI generated nonsense?
Media: Media’s sexist, racist obsession with “missing white women”
The media overwhelmingly biases coverage of missing people to white women, with men, older adults and POC least likely to be covered.
Media: How to spot content mill trash
“Top 10” lists, or any time a number is in a headline, is a sign of content mill trash.
Apparently Americans hate America – why?
Everyone hates America, and apparently most of those doing the hating, are privileged Americans. It makes no sense.