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“News” organizations reporting blatant mis-information, especially knowingly, will speed the downfall of our civilization. Add to that the kind of reporting which requires two (and only two) equally viable sides to every story (which has given voice to such nonsense as the creationist movement), and we are quickly eroding the meaning of the word “news.” The world is fast becoming too complex, with too much information for everyone to track down the truth themselves. We need reliable sources of information we can trust to report honestly on proven facts, not “news” organizations which manipulate facts to further their own agenda, or sell page hits.

From the article:

There was small problem here, though: Mojib Latif is still alive, and was easy to get a hold of. When contacted, he pointed out that large portions of the report were inaccurate. A prominent climate blogger contacted both Latif and the NSIDC; he quotes Latif as saying, “I don’t know what to do. They just make these things up.” Referring to “facts” attributed to it by the article, The NSIDC’s director said, “This is completely false. NSIDC has never made such a statement and we were never contacted by anyone from the Daily Mail. “

The article further discusses how these organizations use celebrities such as Jenny McCarthy in lieu of subject matter experts who actually know what they are talking about. Further, it’s a travesty that the general public seems to believe famous celebrities over qualified, proven subject matter experts.