93 Percent of Wall Street Journal's Climate Op-Eds Misrepresent Science

"97% of climate science experts and every international scientific organization endorses the conclusion that human activities are primarily responsible for modern global warming. An honest newspaper should reflect that consensus." Full Story »

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Ron Steffens
3.9
by Ron Steffens - Feb. 2, 2011

This is both a summary and commentary about a report that analyzed the science (or lack of) in Wall Street Journal opinions on climate change. As such, it is not investigative journalism but cultural reporting and commentary. It succeeds within these goals, but I wonder what sort of article it would have been if the writer called the WSJ opinion page and asked what they thought? Or, perhaps take a look at the topics in which they do integrate science to their advantage. In general, insightful -- now, where next on how to move past this stage...?

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