Comments on: How much the media? http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/10/14/how-much-the-media/ English, Rationalist and Liberal Conservative Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:35:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Gav http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/10/14/how-much-the-media/#comment-17547 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:25:43 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/10/14/how-much-the-media/#comment-17547 Did scientists in peer-reviewed articles say that thousands would die from BSE, or did the media take the headlines on this excellent example too? Did scientists in peer-reviewed articles say that thousands would die from BSE, or did the media take the headlines on this excellent example too?

]]> by: Dave http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/10/14/how-much-the-media/#comment-17484 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:14:08 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/10/14/how-much-the-media/#comment-17484 Only one problem, the Scientific papers also spin and sometimes tell outright lies. What we need is a more diverse media and with blogs and video blogs thankfully those days are begining. I think its a bit of a myth that scientists are these honourable knowledge seekers who only say things they can back up, scientists have made some ridiculous mistakes in the past. Where for example are the thousands of people who are supposily dying of BSE? Only one problem, the Scientific papers also spin and sometimes tell outright lies.

What we need is a more diverse media and with blogs and video blogs thankfully those days are begining.

I think its a bit of a myth that scientists are these honourable knowledge seekers who only say things they can back up, scientists have made some ridiculous mistakes in the past.
Where for example are the thousands of people who are supposily dying of BSE?

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