The American equivalent of Behind the Headlines - Health News Review has
a five star rating system for articles, which acknowledges good and bad
reporting.
http://www.healthnewsreview.org/
Lalita
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Martyn Bull
> Sent: 02 September 2010 09:53
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Journalism Warning Labels
>
> I love the Journalism Warning Labels, but it's disappointing
> there isn't a 'Big Tick' sticker for impeccable science
> reporting and factual accuracy.
>
> Of course these stickers are a good bit of fun, but
> impossible to deploy at all reliably.
>
> However, the NHS runs the fabulous 'Behind the headlines'
> site for medical related news (see
> http://www.nhs.uk/news/Pages/NewsIndex.aspx) and I'd love to
> see a service for the rest of science and engineering.
>
> Martyn
>
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