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Bad Journalism Archive
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The good, bad, and bogus science news you might have missed
Posted on January 11, 2010 | 4 CommentsWhile you were laying back, soaking up the ever increasing heat, you might have missed some of the good, bad, and bogus science reporting over the holiday period. If so, let me... -
BOGUS: Today Tonight on Fish Oil, Weight Loss and Holograms
Posted on December 18, 2009 | 28 CommentsI’ve been reluctant to call bogus on science reporting from shows like Today Tonight or A Current Affair because, well, it’s just too easy. That, and I don’t watch them.... -
Bogus Science Reporting: Herald-Sun tells you to take your condom off… for her happiness
Posted on November 30, 2009 | 5 CommentsThe Herald Sun, not exactly known for its high-quality science reporting, has come out with a cracker today about sex and its health benefits. It’s a wonderful mixture of very... -
Reuters starts a dangerous game of Chinese whispers
Posted on November 5, 2009 | 2 CommentsHere’s an article I published in Crikey today. It’s the story of a report of a report of a report of a study that doesn’t exist in a journal that... -
Bogus reporting of my report on bogus science
Posted on September 18, 2009 | 5 CommentsA little while ago I published a story on ABC Science Online about a study that claimed to find that, among other things, longer penises improved “vaginal orgasm consistency”. I... -
News Ltd. causes brain damage
Posted on September 17, 2009 | 4 CommentsJanet Albrechtson published a piece on her News Ltd blog yesterday rehashing old claims that video games and social networking are giving children brain damage. The claim is that children’s...