Sometimes the headline and the article sensationalize the actual research. Sometimes the study is flawed in some way, but the journo doesn’t actually catch it. And then of course because the news site wants readers to not bounce, they won’t even link the study. So frustrating and obnoxious.
The article is often repeating the university press release. And the university press departments often try to maximise clout ie. funding so write stuff that is exaggerated sensationalised or straight up innacurate.
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Sometimes the headline and the article sensationalize the actual research. Sometimes the study is flawed in some way, but the journo doesn’t actually catch it. And then of course because the news site wants readers to not bounce, they won’t even link the study. So frustrating and obnoxious.
The article is often repeating the university press release. And the university press departments often try to maximise clout ie. funding so write stuff that is exaggerated sensationalised or straight up innacurate.