Tuesday
Feb092010
Ψ Bad research or poor journalism?
Dr. B
Updated on February 9, 2010 at 11:46 PM by
Dr. B
Updated on February 10, 2010 at 12:04 AM by
Dr. B
Welcome to the Wall of Shame, Yorkshire Evening Post. You are the inaugural post. You nailed it so well that I created this award just for you. In one article, you did everything right/wrong.
- Sensational headline? Check.
- Unsourced “research”? Check.
- Picking on a highly stigmatized group? Check.
- Cherry picking what’s likely a small paragraph in the discussion section and making it the focus of your article? Check.