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Editorials Christmas 2011: editorial

When balance is bias

BMJ 2011; 343 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d8006 (Published 20 December 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;343:d8006

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Re: When balance is bias

I think that this article is somewhat ironic, being issued at a time when the revelations from "Climategate" and associated investigations clearly show a situation that is properly labelled "When bias is bias".

Reporting of science by the BBC in particular is biased by an environmentalist agenda - alternative views are suppressed or undermined even where backed by solid science. Perhaps the BMJ would be more respected if it devoted some space to articles which address this topic.

Competing interests: No competing interests

29 December 2011
Michael J Edwards
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