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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
USA
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 Posted - 07/27/2004 : 08:11:16
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A rather troubling piece from the so-called "Public Editor" Dan Okrent appeared in the Sunday Times. The link is here, but the thing that first struck me was this part:
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In the Sunday Styles section, there are gay wedding announcements, of course, but also downtown sex clubs and T-shirts bearing the slogan, "I'm afraid of Americans." The findings of racial-equity reformer Richard Lapchick have been appearing in the sports pages for decades ("Since when is diversity a sport?" one e-mail complainant grumbled). The front page of the Metro section has featured a long piece best described by its subhead, "Cross-Dressers Gladly Pay to Get in Touch with Their Feminine Side." And a creationist will find no comfort in Science Times.(Emphasis mine)
Of course, he followed this up with:
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Not that creationists should expect to find comfort in Science Times. Newspapers have the right to decide what's important and what's not.
But this misses the point. Can it really be that if you opt not to treat creaionism as a science in your paper, you're liberal?
A nice review of this was treated in the always fun Daily Howler, but it is still frightening that reporting correct science can define your political bent...
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