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A short training video sharply improved headline accuracy in a journalism experiment
An experimental study published in PNAS Nexus found that professional journalists who watched a seven-minute science-reporting training video were much more likely to write accurate headlines about research.
Key Takeaways
- Researchers tested a seven-minute science-reporting training video on professional journalists in Germany.
- Journalists who watched the video wrote accurate headlines 64% of the time, versus 36% in the control group.
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