Alone In The Dark: Strange Ontology: Week Beginning 8th October 2008
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 07:06
A Daily Mail watch-blog looks at Ben Goldacre's observation that the Mail is "engaged in a philosophical project of mythic proportions: for many years now it has diligently been sifting through all the inanimate objects in the world, soberly dividing them into the ones which either cause - or cure - cancer."
Alone In The Dark: Strange Ontology: Week Beginning 8th October 2008
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 07:06
A Daily Mail watch-blog looks at Ben Goldacre's observation that the Mail is "engaged in a philosophical project of mythic proportions: for many years now it has diligently been sifting through all the inanimate objects in the world, soberly dividing them into the ones which either cause - or cure - cancer."
Press Gazette: Doctor’s warning: ‘Poor quality of British journalism is a serious public health issue’
Wednesday, 1 October 2008, 09:29
"In an interview for this month’s print edition of Press Gazette, [Ben] Goldacre has condemned journalists for fueling what he calls the “MMR hoax” by giving widespread coverage to Doctor Andrew Wakefield’s claims that MMR jabs caused autism. He points out that vaccination rates have dropped from 92 per cent to 73 per cent prompting serious disease outbreaks since Wakefield’s research was first reported in 1998."
Wednesday, 25 July 2007, 08:10
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Ben Goldacre’s recent criticism of the Observer was notable because it was so unusual; "self-criticism is not one of the UK media’s strongest suits," says Moore.
