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  • Balance Is Bias When Reporting on Global Warming, Study Claims

    12/22/2004 4:05:57 AM PST · by kattracks · 37 replies · 1,128+ views
    CNSNEWS.com ^ | 12/22/04 | Randy Hall
    (CNSNews.com) - When it comes to U.S. media coverage of global warming, telling both sides of the story can actually be a form of bias, a recent study says. The report -- "Journalistic Balance as Global Warming Bias; Creating Controversy Where Science Finds Consensus"-- was authored by university teachers Jules Boykoff and Maxwell Boykoff, and it is being promoted by the liberal media watchdog group, Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR). According to the report, mainstream newspapers -- in their effort to present balanced reporting -- are giving global warming skeptics more credence than they deserve. "By giving equal...