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PBS Science Correspondent Slams FOX: "A level of ignorance we should not allow in our media”
PBS Science Correspondent Miles O’Brien Calls Out Fox News’s Irresponsible Coverage of Ebola“A level of ignorance we should not allow in our media”
Science journalist (and former CNN correspondent) Miles O’Brien excoriated Fox’s hyperbolic media coverage of ebola on CNN’s Reliable Sources Sunday, calling it irresponsible given the increasingly technological nature of the world, and pleaded for large media outlets to develop more science-specific reporting units.
“I wish everybody could take a deep breath and take a break from trying to pull viewers in by scaring them,” O’Brien said. “It borders on irresponsibility…But there is a perception that by hyping up this threat you draw people’s attention. It’s a shame to even say that, and I get embarrassed for our brethren in journalism.”
More plus VIDEO:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/science-reporter-slams-foxs-ebola-coverage-level-of-ignorance-we-shouldnt-allow-in-media/
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/43912_PBS_Science_Correspondent_Miles_OBrien_Calls_Out_Fox_Newss_Irresponsible_Coverage_of_Ebola#rss-sm