Generic News Story on Climate Change
May 17th, 2004Posted by: Roger Pielke, Jr.
Instructions to editor: Please repeat the below every 3-4 weeks ad infinitum.
This week the journal [Science/Nature] published a study by a team of scientists led by a [university/government lab/international group] [challenging/confirming] that the earth is warming. The new study looks at [temperature/sea level/the arctic] and finds evidence of trends that [support/challenge] the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Scientist [A, B, C], a [participant in, reviewer of] the study observed that the study, [“should bring to a close debate over global warming,” “provides irrefutable evidence that global warming is [real/overstated] today,” “demonstrates the value of climate science”]. Scientist [D, E, F], who has long been [critical/supportive] of the theory of global warming rebutted that the study, [“underscores that changes in [temperature/sea level/the arctic] will likely be [modest/significant],” “ignores considerable literature inconvenient to their central hypothesis,” “commits a basic mistake”]. Scientist [A, B, C or D, E, F] has been criticized by [advocacy groups, reporters, scientific colleagues] for receiving funding from [industry groups, conservative think tanks]. It is unclear what the study means for U.S. participation the Kyoto Protocol, which the Bush Administration has refused to participate in. All agreed that more research is necessary.
May 17th, 2004 at 9:44 pm
It’s funny because it’s true
Roger Pielke Jr has the definitive template for a media climate change story at his well-recommended science policy blog, Prometheus….
May 20th, 2004 at 12:51 pm
Media Bias or Stupidity?
Wow, so we really could see an ice age developing over a few hours! Now I’m worried. Fortunately, I read on: