Drudge, Fox News again suggest a few days of cold weather trump climate change science

Media Matters | Mar. 3, 2009 (News Analysis)

Following the Drudge Report's lead, Fox News hosts Neil Cavuto, Glenn Beck, and Sean Hannity each suggested that, in Cavuto's words, a "massive snowstorm," which recently hit the East Coast, calls into question the scientific consensus on "global warming." However, climate scientists reject the notion that short-term changes in weather provide any evidence for or against the existence of climate change. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Politics, Business, Sci/Tech, Media
Topics: Media and Politics, Science, Weather, Ethics in Journalism, Mainstream Media, Climate Change
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Mar 3, 2009 - 11:57 PM PST
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Mar 3, 2009 - 11:57 PM PST
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 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 4, 2009

The article pushes back against the ignorance of the non-science echoed and re-echoed on the right wing echo chamber. The text and the rebuttal are detailed and on point.

If "hosts" cannot be held to journalistic standards, they should not purport to report the news. Ignorance hurts us all.

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