A collection of photos of the Surface Duo in the wild (courtesy of Microsoft employees)

Rumor has it that the Microsoft Surface Duo is coming this summer. When the phone was first announced last October, Microsoft said the dual-screen Android smartphone would be available in time for the 2020 holiday season. But there’s mounting ev…

Microsoft Surface Duo (Frank X Shaw)

Rumor has it that the Microsoft Surface Duo is coming this summer. When the phone was first announced last October, Microsoft said the dual-screen Android smartphone would be available in time for the 2020 holiday season. But there’s mounting evidence that Surface Duo is ahead of schedule, unlike some other Microsoft products. The company hasn’t […]

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Climate: The science may be settled, but the press coverage isn’t

Major papers use a disproportionate amount of companies’ anti-climate change PR.

A climate activist wearing a mask of US President Donald Trump hands out leaflets at a protest action during the eleventh day of demonstrations by the climate change action group Extinction Rebellion, at Gatwick Airport, in Crawley, south of London on October 17, 2019. Activists from the environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion have vowed to challenge a blanket protest ban imposed by the London police. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Enlarge / A climate activist wearing a mask of US President Donald Trump hands out leaflets at a protest action during the eleventh day of demonstrations by the climate change action group Extinction Rebellion, at Gatwick Airport, in Crawley, south of London on October 17, 2019. Activists from the environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion have vowed to challenge a blanket protest ban imposed by the London police. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images) (credit: Glyn Kirk | Getty Images)

Lots of the mainstream press has struggled with a desire to maintain what they think is objectivity in the face of scientific evidence. On matters like evolution and climate change, major outlets have instead tried to present balance between two opposing sides. But this was so obviously problematic that John Oliver made fun of it, so we must be doing better now, right?

Maybe not. New research from Brown University's Rachel Wetts suggests that major newspapers are still more likely to feature the views of business interests and still overrepresent people who don't seem to accept the reality of climate change.

Bad PR

How do you measure who has the most influence on press coverage? There's a whole industry devoted to exercising that influence: public relations. Among the other things they do, PR people put together press releases designed to attract attention (as their name implies) from the press. So, Wetts simply obtained about 1,800 press releases from a mix of organizations: businesses and trade groups, the government, and public interest groups.

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CES 2021 will be a digital-only event

The year’s biggest technology show will go on… virtually. The Consumer Technology Association has announced that CES 2021 will be an “all-digital experience.” A few months ago the group had still been planning to hold an in-per…

The year’s biggest technology show will go on… virtually. The Consumer Technology Association has announced that CES 2021 will be an “all-digital experience.” A few months ago the group had still been planning to hold an in-person event in January 2021, but as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, the organization concedes that “it is […]

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5 Euro: Deutsche Telekom senkt die Preise für Hybrid

Die Telekom bietet ihren Hybridzugang zu einem günstigeren Preis an. Wer einen sehr langsamen DSL-Tarif und Magenta Zuhause gebucht hat, bekommt die Hybrid-LTE-Option umsonst. (Telekom, DSL)

Die Telekom bietet ihren Hybridzugang zu einem günstigeren Preis an. Wer einen sehr langsamen DSL-Tarif und Magenta Zuhause gebucht hat, bekommt die Hybrid-LTE-Option umsonst. (Telekom, DSL)

Anzeige: Die Hardware-Angebote der Woche

Jede Woche macht sich das E-Commerce-Team von Golem.de auf die Suche nach attraktiven Angeboten und reduzierten Preisen. Diese Woche: Kameras, Fernseher, Spiele und Filme. (E-Commerce, Sony)

Jede Woche macht sich das E-Commerce-Team von Golem.de auf die Suche nach attraktiven Angeboten und reduzierten Preisen. Diese Woche: Kameras, Fernseher, Spiele und Filme. (E-Commerce, Sony)

Red Magic 5S gaming phone is a modest update (and it still has a cooling fan)

As expected, Chinese phone maker Nubia has launched a new gaming phone called the Red Magic 5S. What’s a little surprising is just how little has changed since the company introduced the original Red Magic 5G in March. The new model brings an im…

Red Magic 5S

As expected, Chinese phone maker Nubia has launched a new gaming phone called the Red Magic 5S. What’s a little surprising is just how little has changed since the company introduced the original Red Magic 5G in March. The new model brings an improved cooling system, more responsive shoulder trigger buttons, and… not much else. […]

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Schule: Achterbahnfahrt mit Corona

Viele hoffen auf die Wiederaufnahme des Regelbetriebs nach den Ferien. Doch die Corona-Situation macht neue Schließungen nicht unwahrscheinlich

Viele hoffen auf die Wiederaufnahme des Regelbetriebs nach den Ferien. Doch die Corona-Situation macht neue Schließungen nicht unwahrscheinlich