Not trusting observational studies that make claims they can’t possibly prove.
One of my all-time favorite quotes in there.
A little more technical.
Media Coverage of Medical Journals: Do the Best Articles Make the News?
Newspapers were more likely to cover observational studies and less likely to cover randomized controlled trials than high impact journals. Additionally, when the media does cover observational studies, they select articles of inferior quality. Newspapers preferentially cover medical research with weaker methodology.
