Anthrax scares. Airplane crashes. The AIDS epidemic. Presidential election polls and voting results. Global warming. All these news stories require scientific savvy, first to report, and then-for the average person-to understand.
It Ain´t Necessarily So cuts through the confusion and inaccuracies surrounding media reporting of scientific studies, surveys, and statistics. Whether the problem is bad science, media politics, or a simple lack of information or knowledge, this book gives news consumers the tools to penetrate the hype and dig out the facts.
"Whether it´s a scientific study on day care or health care, hunger in America or the environment, once it gets into the hands of journalists - look out! You may think you´re getting the straight story - but it ain´t necessarily so, as this aptly named book makes clear. But beware:
It Ain´t Necessarily So may confirm your worst fears about the media. Which is precisely why it´s such an important contribution to our understanding of how things really operate inside the American newsroom." (Bernard Goldberg, author of
Bias)
"Whether it´s a scientific study on day care or health care, hunger in America or the environment, once it gets into the hands of journalists—look out! You may think you´re getting the straight story—but it ain´t necessarily so, as this aptly named book makes clear. But beware:
It Ain´t Necessarily So may confirm your worst fears about the media. Which is precisely why it´s such an important contribution to our understanding of how things really operate inside the American newsroom." —Bernard Goldberg, author of
Bias"Wonderful reading." —Chicago Tribune
