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Sunday, April 18, 2010

Errors in science reporting

Writing about issues such as global warming is complicated, and too few reporters brush up on their science when doing so.

http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/a_reporting_error_frozen_in_ti.php

http://www.regrettheerror.com/2009/12/16/crunks-2009-the-year-in-media-errors-and-corrections/

http://pandasthumb.org/archives/2009/08/more-on-science.html

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/08/31/how-science-reporting-works/

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1174 

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/17/i-heart-jorge-cham/ 

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article7009081.ece

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/21/sea-level-geoscience-retract-siddall 

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/01/27/taking-on-glaciergate-the-latest-climate-science-scandal/
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Ed Bond is the owner of MetaDreams LLC in Horseheads N.Y. He develops board games and creates custom laser-cut art. He previously spent 25 years in journalism, including two careers at the Star-Gazette in Elmira, N.Y., as a reporter and later as a copy editor. He is also project director on canine distemper for Kind Hearts In Action and authored the book, "Save Dogs From Distemper: The 'Impossible' Cure of Dr. Alson Sears" now available on Amazon. Go to savedistemperdogs.com for more information. His Web site is at www.edbond.com.
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