Bad Science Journalism Gets Schooled 212
TaeKwonDood writes "Biology post-doc Dr. Michael White takes a look at the '2007 Best American Science and Nature Writing' and doesn't like what he finds in an article called Bad Science Journalism and the Myth of the Oppressed Underdog. Turns out it's not just political writers who pick a position they want to advocate and then write stories to confirm it. Science journalism gets a scolding and it's been a long time coming."
Re:Science has always been biased (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Rather obvious (Score:3, Funny)
Re:obvious != right (Score:5, Funny)
Dumb it down to keep it interesting... (Score:2, Funny)
If you want good science at a popular level you do fair better leaving out the popular press. There are some good books out there. Some of them even let math in the door. Take for example http://www.gravityfromthegroundup.org/ [gravityfro...oundup.org]
It's fake, everybody (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Rather obvious (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah. Sure -- if you're, like, good at your job.
(Though I would add that criticism like yours is what we in the media field need more of.)
Re:Rather obvious (Score:4, Funny)
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Re:Worship of Ignorance (Score:3, Funny)
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