Vote for University of Michigan (Susan Shore) Tinnitus Research — Winner Gets a Write-Up

I’m interested in editing someone else’s writings or even writing something. But someone has to point me in the direction of scientific facts

 

Why are you sad girl?

 

Observation: Samantha Baines, the BTA "celebrity" ambassador, did not tweet ONCE about this voting contest.

 

I’ll just add here that the Editors' Pick - the Whitehead Institute - was 15 paragraphs in length, two of which were long paragraphs about the competition itself.

Compare that to the supposed winner, Michigan, and you’ll find they only received 8 paragraphs, and quite bizarrely, the losers Utah, received 7. Of the winners' article, 4 paragraphs were about the STAT competition again.

It’s almost as if they ran out of things to say about Susan Shore’s work so decided to add material about Utah to pad it out or something. Why bother having a final round if both universities are going to get an equal write-up anyway?

In conclusion, it appears that the Editors' Pick had twice the word count compared to Susan Shore’s. The Michigan article was circa 450 words which is really quite measly.

 

The more I read about Susan Shore the more confidence I have in her work. Her device is going to make a certain similar product look like a toy.

 

In the meantime, I'm calling them out on Twitter. My account there is a personal one and isn't affiliated with Tinnitus Talk so this forum won't be getting in trouble. But I'm already calling them out. I've had enough of this kind of crap and I will not take it.

I just lost more hearing over the weekend and while I'm in agony and have no quality of life these people are pushing tinnitus aside AGAIN while sitting on their thumbs. They should be ashamed.

 

Then there is stuff like this. Apparently after reading the write-up this guy thinks tinnitus only affects 2 million people. Who is going to get motivated by that. Thanks for spreading this misinformation buddy.

 

I couldn’t take it, I had to correct this guy on Twitter. Hopefully he understands the scope of the problem. He’s a managing editor and putting the wrong numbers out there.

 

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EVERYONE SHOULD tweet to the following people:

@GideonGil (Managing Editor of STAT News)
@cooney_liz (Writer of the poor Michigan STAT Madness article)
@rickberke (Executive Editor of STAT News)

SHOW that you are NOT PLEASED!

 

Correcting people in a kind manner is a-okay, so they can learn and understand your plight. But you don't want to be angry or revolt against them - they're the people who have a bigger voice than we do.

We don't want to be silenced or pushed aside because someone informed someone in a tactless matter, so if anyone does this, don't go ape shit.

 

I agree. Don’t troll them or get abusive as this reflects very badly on the community and doesn’t help anyone.

 

Love it @OnceUponaTime!!

 

I politely corrected @GideonGil on Twitter. I simply stated numbers that were more in line with the truth. You would think a managing editor would at least fact check his own website and tweets before sending them out.

 

You can also make a comment or two in the comment section below the article itself on the STAT site.

https://www.statnews.com/2019/04/08...ness-popular-vote-tinnitus-treatment/#comment

Make your voices heard. Do not take this lying down. We are truly grateful for any crumbs we get but we as a community deserve more than just crumbs.

 

Derp, Thanks for posting this. People are finding their way to make comments. Stay cool, cats! (Sorry, been hanging out with @Jazzer for a bit. ) - TC

 

I'll be sure to write a comment today.

 

I wrote a comment, as I am also a bit disappointed in the outcome of this contest.

 

I read your comment, very kind and open.

 

Oh - I suppose it’s my fault !!

 

This is totally off topic, but all you jazz musician types seem to have nicknames. Is yours Jazzer?

DG, I tried to leave a reply thanking you for your comment on the STAT site, but keep getting a message that I've already left a message. So, I'll like to thank you here.

Your comment hit the nail on the head. I hope STAT are reading them, there are good suggestions being put forward.

TC

 

I would also email the author of the article:
elizabeth.cooney@statnews.com

and the co-founder and executive editor:
rick.berke@statnews.com

Can we write a message to them as a community?

 

@Markku Did anyone re-write the STAT News write-up???

 

I never heard of this idea, I don't think, at least not to an extent where I can understand. What is the idea?

 

I would be happy to have a go at writing it, but unfortunately I'm not very science-minded so I doubt my article would end up being any more in depth than the original STAT article...

Personally, I think our proposed article would have more impact if it was released now, but it would need to include some up to date info from Dr. Shore and team or we won't really be adding much substance. So if that's only possible with the podcast, it would probably be better to wait until then.

 

That's my problem too, I can write really well, but my issue is and have always been... fact-based statistics and such. Essays have always been the bane of my existence.