hannah onlinemastodon getting mainstream coverage has been such an intense demonstration of that effect where you only realize that the news is completely, outrageously wrong about the most basic shit when it talks about something you're actually familiar with
Emily GB 🏳️⚧️@prehensile I've worked most of my adult life in or around the space industry (it's just a big tech space in my area).
They got so many of the basics wrong, or drew wild conclusions from literally nowhere.
It was eye opening.
A handful of reporters with deep experience in the field got it right far more often, but those folks were often the first to be let go.