Friday, December 05, 2008

CNN Shutting Down Science Unit

CNN is shutting down it's science and technology unit. The Intersection in Announcing Unscientific America a new book on the media's failure on science reporting has the best analogy I've seen:

"A PBS show we like called Sid The Science Kid recently depicted the title character asking why he can't eat cake for every meal. In the end, he learns that he needs to round out his diet with nutritious foods in order to grow and stay healthy. American journalism should take a lesson from Sid. The media has grown fat by feeding us a steady diet of figurative and often frivolous, sugar-coated dessert, and unfortunately, the dramatic reduction in substance forecasts a grim future."

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