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05/25/2004 Archived Entry: "Right on Science?"

Posted by steve @ 05:05 AM EST [Link]

GETTING THE FACTS ABOUT THE FACTS WRONG: The Globe and Mail recently trumpeted a study that shows newspapers are reporting scientific issues correctly. And? Well, it turns out they were wrong.

But even in covering a study about media accuracy, the Globe and Mail got the story wrong -- What the CMAJ study actually showed was that more than one-third of newspaper stories about scientific studies held exaggerated claims, while nearly one-fifth held scientific and technical inaccuracies (Bubela and Caulfield, 2004).

Well done G&M, you've once again shown me why a lack of faith in journalists is justified.

Read on.