My impression is that even the most serious science journalists are being spun questionable lines by politicians and nuclear experts. For example, the reports of Newsnight's Susan Watts come across to me as alarmist, and Watts is as hard-core as science journalists come.

Francis

On 17/03/2011 12:33, Alexander Hellemans wrote:
[log in to unmask]" type="cite">Except for the first headline, do the other headlines not just report
facts (what people are told)?

And below, the quotes, are they made by science journalists?

Are you in favour of censorship?

Alexander Hellemans

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Dr Francis Sedgemore
journalist and science writer
www.sedgemore.com
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