You’ll have missed this little brouhaha over the Thanksgiving weekend. We posted an evaluation of a deeply flawed (dare I say fabricated?) knowledge evaluation from the Hoover Establishment.
Dated August seventh, it appeared to have been missed in the course of the Summer season; it went viral lately.
One thing about it appeared off — California’s economic system is pretty strong, the biggest within the nation (If it had been a standalone nation, it will be a prime 5 economic system). How may they be lagging nationwide job creation a lot? Somewhat digging by @TBPInvictus right here (he does wonderful work) led to some very apparent analytical errors.
Not that these errors stopped many politicos and even journalists from blindly repeating the error. “Rip & Learn” journalism nonetheless lives.
Michael Hiltzik of the L.A. Occasions did a very thorough follow-up. Hoover has retracted the printed article. Its writer, Lee Ohanian, deleted his Twitter account. That is the second such time a primary ECON101 error appeared from this writer and this supply. (We might should dive deeper into the archive to see what else was fallacious).
Journalists are suggested to cease parroting employed weapons for the Quick Meals business or different partisan gamers.
Beforehand:
By no means Combine Payroll and Family Survey Information (November 29, 2024)
Misunderstanding Seasonal Changes (June 10, 2024)
Sources:
The Hoover Establishment says all latest California job development has been in authorities jobs. That’s utterly fallacious.
By Michael Hiltzik
La Occasions, Dec. 3, 2024
California’s Companies Cease Hiring
by Lee Ohanian
Hoover, August 7, 2024
