> I've seen journalists say "We can't talk about all the 10% catastrophes, we'd ...

lonelappde on April 18, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: A Failure, but Not of Prediction

> I've seen journalists say "We can't talk about all the 10% catastrophes, we'd look alarmist!"

Alarmism is the bread and butter of journalism. Media consensus was that electing Trump was supposed have led to invading Poland and gassing minorities by now.