Effective Altruists donate to charities which save lives, etc. They help people to choose effective charities using evidence-based approach, e.g.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GiveWell
But that doesn't get into the news. Saving people is boring. Killing people? That gets the clicks.
Suppose you have 1000 people in the movement. 998 well-adjusted people. 1 is a crook who uses movement as a shield. 1 is insane freak.
Of course, you'll hear about the crook and the freak. Well-adjusted people are not newsworthy.
But that doesn't get into the news. Saving people is boring. Killing people? That gets the clicks.
Suppose you have 1000 people in the movement. 998 well-adjusted people. 1 is a crook who uses movement as a shield. 1 is insane freak.
Of course, you'll hear about the crook and the freak. Well-adjusted people are not newsworthy.