SUFB 1186: Is the media driving a wedge between science and the ocean?

How To Protect The Ocean · Jul 21, 2021 · 26m

This episode is a bit of a rant that I have been thinking about for a while. Over the past few months, I've noticed that media companies (video, audio, and written forms) have been putting out content that either ignores science or drives a wedge between science and the public.

The film Seaspiracy told the audience and non-profit organizations that worked to conserve the ocean were actually working to support overfishing. Obviously a false statement; however, much of the audience still quote the movie four months later.

The New York Times published an article, where the author conducted their…