Africa: Let's Change How We Report Truth in Science Journalism

22 July 2014
opinion

How can reporters get to the 'truth' in science? Sharon Dunwoody says following the 'weight of evidence' avoids bias.

Let me start with an audacious assertion: A major problem confronting science journalists is that they have trouble communicating what's true. Even when competing claims are wildly lopsided - think climate change, for example - science journalists feel that they cannot tell their audience that one of the claims is surviving scientific scrutiny better than others.

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