should science journalists take sides?

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Great article by Ed Yong on discover blogs: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/09/23/should-science-journalists-take-sides/

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  1. That theme, albeit for more general topics, was also addressed (with strong emphasis) in a recent ABC radio 702 interview: Deb Cameron with John Menadue.

    http://blogs.abc.net.au/nsw/2010/09/wed-15-sep-media-coverage-of-federal-election-breast-cancer.html?site=sydney&program=702_mornings

    direct download: http://blogs.abc.net.au/files/john-menadue-interview.mp3

    IMHO, long overdue and well worth a listen.

    Just a comment on the Ed Young article … The article – and comment responses – seem to miss (or avoid?) talking about “science PR masquerading as research and analysis”.

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