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Should science journalists take sides?

Does fair reporting of science mean giving all views a similar hearing? Does such balance distort scientific debates, over issues such as the MMR vaccine, global warming, animal experiments and GM crops? What should journalists do when one side of an argument has more scientific credibility and support than another? A panel of experts will discuss the issue.


Does fair reporting of science mean giving all views a similar hearing? Does such balance distort scientific debates, over issues such as the MMR vaccine, global warming, animal experiments and GM crops? What should journalists do when one side of an argument has more scientific credibility and support than another? And to what extent do they have a responsibility to weigh up competing opinions, to decide whether some are more equal than others? A panel of experts will discuss the issue.


Speaker(s):

Ed Yong | talks
Mr Mark Henderson | talks | www
Ceri Thomas | talks
Prof Steve Rayner | talks

 

Date and Time:

23 September 2010 at 7:00 pm

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

 

Venue:

The Royal Institution of Great Britain
21 Albemarle Street
London
W1S 4BS
+44 20 74 09 29 92
http://www.rigb.org/

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Tickets:

£8 standard/£6 concessions/3$ RI Member

Available from:

www.rigb.org

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