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A law student's musings on the intersection between science and public policy... and lots of other things.

CNN and Coal - Again

Posted on Friday May 16th, 2008 at 06:51 in cnn

You might remember that the coal industry sponsored CNN's presidential debates, and that the only energy and environment questions asked related to the problems with nuclear waste storage. No question...
The Most Trusted Name in News

Posted on Saturday April 26th, 2008 at 21:01 in cnn

Regular readers here know that I've been critical of the three big cable news channels for some time now. Particularly in the past week or two, they have passed over two major stories: (1) a new repor...
Ridiculous Campaign Coverage

Posted on Monday March 10th, 2008 at 22:41 in cnn

This is how CNN covers the most important issues in America:That's right. One long, tortured analogy comparing the candidates to King Kong and Godzilla. Complete with shaky graphics, as if due to near...
John King Interviews Mike McConnell

Posted on Tuesday February 26th, 2008 at 08:43 in cnn, glenn greenwald, john king, michael mcconnell

CNN's John King recently interviewed Michael McConnell about FISA, while confessing his ignorance on the topic and praising McConnell's apolitical nature (despite the fact that he was caught lying to ...
Poll: CNN Reporting

Posted on Saturday January 12th, 2008 at 07:57 in cnn, polls