Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

MORE CONTEXT ON THE INHOFE HYPE: CJR Daily References Framing Science as Source in Reaction to Senator’s Attack on the Messenger

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Last week, the online news section of the Columbia Journalism Review ran this very useful reaction to Senator Inhofe’s attack on journalists covering global warming, referencing the analysis posted here.

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