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`It Ain't Necessarily So: How Media Make and Unmake the Scientific Picture of Reality,' by David Murray, Joel Schwartz and Robert S. Lichter; Rowman & Littlefield.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Are more people living in poverty? Or are fewer people living in poverty?
Does contamination by E. coli in meat pose a major threat to the nation's health? Or have reports of illness and death been exaggerated?
Is crime increasing? Or has the amount of crime actually gone down?
The answer is simple: We may not really know, even though news stories about each of these topics often report statistics and research as absolutes.
"The only lasting message has to be "caveat lector _ that is, `let the reader beware,'" David Murray, Joel Schwartz and S. Robert Lichter advise in their book "It Ain't Necessarily So: How Media Make and Unmake the Scientific Picture of Reality." Their book explores dozens of examples of reporting on research and social issues and how, in the ...
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- Magazine article from: Reason Gillespie, Nick June 1, 2001 700+ words
...and Unmake the Scientific Picture of Reality, by David Murray, Joel Schwartz, and S. Robert Lichter. The book analyzes the...Chief Nick Gillespie talked with co-author David Murray, the director of the Statistical Assessment Service...
- Breslow heads Schwartz-less Joel-Cal-Made. (Lee Breslow and Joel Schwartz)
- Magazine article from: Daily News Record Ruben, Howard October 18, 1984 700+ words
...of Joel/Cal-Made, succeeding Joel Schwartz, who has resigned: Ben Schwartz, chairman and Joel Schwartz' father, has also left the firm...1960s was Sportsman of California. Joel Schwartz joined the company in August 1968...
- Joel Schwartz named President of EMC's Data General division.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire April 7, 2000 700+ words
...M2 PRESSWIRE-7 April 2000-EMC: Joel Schwartz named President of EMC's Data General...today announced the appointment of Joel Schwartz as President of its Data General division...wish him well in his new endeavor." Joel Schwartz said, "I'm excited about this opportunity...
- Advisor Joel Schwartz and GCG Financial Earn Industry Honors.
- Press release article from: Business Wire March 21, 2005 700+ words
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Joel Schwartz, CLU, ChFC, vice president...financial services providers. "Joel Schwartz is one of the nation's most...High-resolution photos of Joel Schwartz, Alan Levitz, and Tom Burns...
- JOEL SCHWARTZ TO HEAD SHADOW SAN FRANCISCO/SAN JOSE
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 4, 1993 700+ words
RUTHERFORD, N.J., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationally recognized broadcast executive Joel Schwartz has been named president and general manager of Shadow Broadcast Services San Francisco/San Jose. In announcing the appointment...
- Doctors Joel Schwartz and Gerald Shklar of the Harvard University Department of...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 10, 1986 700+ words
NEW YORK, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Doctors Joel Schwartz and Gerald Shklar of the Harvard University Department of Oral Pathology recently announced the results of their research on the...
- Gebroe-Hammer Associates' Joel Schwartz, executive vice president, and Avi...
- Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly August 26, 2009 700+ words
Gebroe-Hammer Associates' Joel Schwartz, executive vice president, and Avi Oren, vice president, represented the seller, Walker Estates, Inc., of 45-51 Morris...
- Ultra Additives names Chris Henkee technical director, appoints Joel Schwartz,...
- Magazine article from: Ink World November 1, 2005 700+ words
...Texas, and his doctorate in material science and engineering from Cornell University. Ultra Additives, LLC, has appointed Joel Schwartz R&D director. Mr. Schwartz will be responsible for applied research, new product development and product advances...
