Re: [Phys-L] "Climate science is not settled"
What needs to be remembered that major networks also "play" by the
fabricating false news now since 1988
Partisan journalism has become much more prevalent since the deregulation of
public media. From the birth of the broadcasting industry, the airwaves were
regarded and regulated as a public trust. Broadcasters, as a condition of
their licenses, were required to operate in the "public interest" by
covering important policy issues and providing equal time to both sides of
contested issues. In 1988, however, the Federal Communications Commission
ruled that the proliferation of mass media gives the public adequate access
to diverse sources of information. Media outlets no longer are obliged to
provide fair and balanced coverage of issues. Presenting a single
perspective or even a deceptive version of events is no longer regarded as a
betrayal of public trust.
Environmental Case Study Don't Believe Everything You See or Hear on the
News Copyright C The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc
Part of an ancillary reading for the Environmental text I am using in a
college course.
Holly
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From: Phys-l [mailto:phys-l-bounces@www.phys-l.org] On Behalf Of brian
whatcott
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 4:51 PM
To: Phys-L@Phys-L.org
Subject: Re: [Phys-L] "Climate science is not settled"
Sad to tell, WSJ is now in the same class as FOX News which (a Florida court
confirmed ten years ago) is not bound by the FCC guideline to avoid
fabricating false news: the Journal's owner is now under investigation by
the British for bribing police, tapping cell phone of celebrities etc.
Brian Whatcott
On 9/29/2014 12:12 PM, Savinainen Antti wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I hope that I do not open a Pandora's box with this:
> <http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/news/10.10
> 63/PT.5.8071>
>
> Physics Today cites a WSJ commentary by Dr. Steve Koonin: ""Climate
science is not settled." It is interesting to read what the readers of PT
have to say.
>
> Regards,
>
> Antti
>
>
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