[lolinder]

> The mixing up of these specimens with the largest ones makes it into the headline.

Where were the editors in all of this? Did no one person look at both the headline and the photo?

[coldpie]

> Where were the editors in all of this?

Their salaries were redirected to google's ad network employees.

[tharkun__]

The editors had OKRs that had key results driven by money metrics. What did you expect the result would be?

[robertlagrant]

Good point. How could one possibly notice this if you have to ever consider money? It's impossible.

[karaterobot]

The editor is listed at the end of the article, and in an ideal world would have corrected the error by now, if not before publication. I know what role editors used to play in journalism, but I'm honestly not too sure what they do these days. Write headlines, I guess. Look for the little red squiggly lines beneath misspelled words, and occasionally stir themselves to correct them. And someone has to press 'publish' on the CMS, might as well be them.

I'm even less sure whether the traditional fact checking role still exists; it doesn't seem to!

[sheepscreek]

I think it’s - “Write catchy headlines and get more page-views” now.