"My view of this is that the media is like the guy going down the street with a sign that says 'The End of the World is Near,' and he picks a date and the day comes and goes, and the world doesn't end. So he doesn't stop with the sign. He goes home, makes another sign, puts a new date on it, and starts marching again. That's the way the media is," Crichton said.He argues that researchers who study global warming often exaggerate the problem in order to get grants, often using celebrities to promote their cause.
Why Broadcast Journalism is
Unnecessary and Illegitimate
Media bias bump.