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One Minute of Science Per Five Hours of Cable News

Posted by Zonk on from the you-don't-learn-things-by-watching-the-news dept.

ideonexus writes "The Pew group has released its annual study into the state of news media. They conclude that science and technology content is a rare treat for cable newscast viewers; some five hours of programming could pass with the average viewer seeing only one minute of science news coverage."

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  1. It's probably a good thing... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The minute of news is most probably completely wrong anyway.

  2. The Pew group? by FoolsGold · · Score: 2, Funny

    Tag this article "pewpewpew".

    I'm so sorry, really. I'll go now.

  3. Well, at least you can say one good thing... by tgd · · Score: 4, Funny

    Its still more than you get on the Discovery Channel anymore...

    1. Re:Well, at least you can say one good thing... by ashitaka · · Score: 3, Funny

      Natalie Portman is in there too, but I'm not sure how scientific an interview with her could be.

      She could discuss the application of elevated temperature corn porridge to the unclothed human anatomy resulting in loss of motor functions due to extreme fear.

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  4. Re:consequences... by Culture20 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think you're confusing a couple ancient greeks with _all_ ancient greeks.

  5. That's right by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 4, Funny

    and you know what that 1 minute is. It's that bloody shampoo advert featuring the latest teen starlet stating: "here comes the science"

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  6. Unfortunately... by InvisblePinkUnicorn · · Score: 2, Funny

    Unfortunately, that one minute of cable science news happens to occur on Fox News, where they present the latest evidence pointing to babies as the source of all terrorism, or the newest findings confirming that the Pyramids were built with the use of dinosaurs.

  7. Misread that headline by Anonymous+Meoward · · Score: 4, Funny

    For a minute, I thought it read "one minute of SILENCE for five hours of cable news".

    If only.

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