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>> > Some of you might have been contacted; In July 2010 the BBC Trust had invited > for a consultation on impartiality and accuracy in science coverage in their > media. I just checked and they have indeed published a report in July 2011. > Perhaps something to bring to the attention of the Levenson inquiry. >> >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/our_work/science_impartiality/ >> science_impartiality.pdf > > Susanne Hammacher Film Officer | Festival Manager ------------------------------------ The Royal Anthropological Institute 50 Fitzroy Street London W1T 5BT UK tel +44-(0)20-7387 0455 fax +44-(0)20-7388 8817 [log in to unmask] http://www.therai.org.uk RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film: http://raifilmfest.org.uk Note: RAI Conference: ŒAnthropology in the World¹, 8-10 June 2012, British Museum, London. Call for Papers now open! http://www.therai.org.uk/about-the-rai/rai-announcements/anthropology-in-the -world/ Need some Christmas cards? 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You may also have heard that the > Inquiry is also keen to understand better how the scientific community sees > coverage of scientific issues in the press and wider media. 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