Tough choices for the media when climate science deniers are elected | Graham Readfearn

A media conference from Queensland senator Malcolm Roberts sparks debate about how journalists should respond to climate science deniers

On 28 April 1975, Newsweek ran a story on page 64 that became one of its most popular.

Under the headline, “The Cooling World”, the story ran for just nine paragraphs but suggested the world could be heading for a major cooling phase, putting food production at risk.

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I accept that I didn’t tell the full story back then. Indeed, the issue raises questions about the relationship between science writers and scientists as well as the attitudes toward science of individuals with political agendas.

50+ years data show CO2 steadily rising due to human emissions, so Malcolm Roberts uses just 4 years to bogusly claim opposite. #auspol pic.twitter.com/0EuB7d0Hqg

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