The Perils of Poor Science Journalism

When I lived in England and when I go back to visit, I often treat myself to two newspapers -- The Guardian, for reasonable reporting of the national and international news, and The Daily Telegraph, for its crossword, to which I am particularly partial. You'll notice that I don't mention the news content of the latter, because I generally feel that it has a right wing stance and as a result doesn't represent the news in a fair way Because the quality of science reporting in general is dropping precipitously in Britain (if the extent to which I am able to keep up with it over here provides a fair sample), and because of my already low opinion of the news content of The Daily Telegraph (and its sister publication, The Sunday Telegraph), I do not typically look to it to provide me with innovative descriptions of cutting edge science. ...