I was interested to note that in the reporting I heard about the Paris
"climate control" agreement, the goal was, except in one case, stated as
"1 degree Celsius." Only in one instance did a reporter add "1.8 degrees
Fahrenheit." It was nice to hear the whole Celsius number, whereas
Fahrenheit had to add a decimal point!
I think that this reporting reflects my suspicion that news media are (1)
becoming more internationalized and (2) are generally too lazy, or in too
much of a rush, to convert units from metric. (2) would imply that the
news media now assume that Americans are at least somewhat conversant with
metric unit. Associated Press, which has always been a Luddite as far as
metric is concerned, is shrinkin in importance compared to Reuters and
AFP, which are more international in flavor.
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