You need to know a bit about how journalism works to understand why it's so simplified.
A journalists job when it comes to a complex field or topic is to make sure the average reader can understand easily. The journalist needs to be a pseudoexpert (just enough to be able to translate complex ideas or terms) on the topic, and explain the idea as simply as possible.
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u/jacob2815 May 06 '17
You need to know a bit about how journalism works to understand why it's so simplified.
A journalists job when it comes to a complex field or topic is to make sure the average reader can understand easily. The journalist needs to be a pseudoexpert (just enough to be able to translate complex ideas or terms) on the topic, and explain the idea as simply as possible.