Friends have lately had to endure my ranting about how pathetic and irresponsible the media is when it comes to reporting on things scientific and statistical. The issue that has most commonly set me off lately has been the way the US press has turned SARS into the Black Death, damned near annihilating the Ontario economy in the process. Fact
Read moreA roundtable between Jay DeFrank, Greg Stene, Denny Wilkins and myself. It begins with Matt Taibbi’s column in New York Press.com this morning: “Cleaning the Pool: The White House Press Corps politely grabs its ankles.” You really need to read this first. So Dr. Denny Wilkins, our friend and colleague at St. Bonaventure University (no connection to the basketball program,
Read moreYou know those news teasers they run during prime-time programming? “Coming up on ActionNews at 10 – can we expect more snow for your morning drive?” Or, “the Broncos cut a big name today – tune in to News5 after NYPD Blue to find out who’s looking for a new team.” These things annoy the hell out of me, and
Read moreNote: This article originally appeared in the Winston-Salem Journal, May 21, 1992: p 32 You may have noticed some changes up and down your radio dial lately. WKZL (FM 107.5), for several years the Triad’s top-rated contemporary hit station, has become 107.5, The Eagle; the new, lighter sound is essentially mainstream Top 40 minus the rap and heavier rock and
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