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#SharkWeek pulls 35 million viewers each year, not counting its social reach. This is a massive platform that touts conservation and education as among it’s primary goals. Right now it’s programming choices don’t support these goals. [THREAD]
What #SharkWeek does well:
- create excitement for sharks
- build a community of fans
- leverage celebrities to bring new audiences
- introduce viewers to (some) cool #sharkscience
- create excitement for sharks
- build a community of fans
- leverage celebrities to bring new audiences
- introduce viewers to (some) cool #sharkscience
What #SharkWeek gets wrong:
- edited for faux drama
- fear-mongering narratives, music, tone
- same few sharks, same few faces
- conflating experience with expertise
- presents a narrow view of science and scientists
- shark attack programming
- edited for faux drama
- fear-mongering narratives, music, tone
- same few sharks, same few faces
- conflating experience with expertise
- presents a narrow view of science and scientists
- shark attack programming
Good morning Twitter! I move to Australia today! 1 like/retweet of this tweet = 1 thing you (maybe) didn't know about Australian #sharks.
Alright, let's get this party started: First, numbers aren't 100% accurate but anywhere from 170-190 species of #sharks call Australian waters home. That's a lot, seeing as how there are roughly 500-ish species.
According to the Australian Government's Department of Environment and Energy, of those 170-190 species, around 70 are thought to be endemic. Endemic means "native to a specific region or environment and not occurring naturally anywhere else."
