True, William. Oft times misinformation is reported on TV, in magazines, on big fancy websites, etc. and in other supposedly reliable sources simply because the reporters & presenters are beholding to their high paying sponsors. Even medical journals have been "caught" reporting false, incomplete or skewed information because they don't want to offend those who fund them.
Adele Davis -- a pioneering nutritionist who opposed processed foods being touted as "health" foods at the time -- appeared on the Johnny Carson show back in the late 1960s. Johnny ask her what foods we should avoid. The interview was abruptly interrupted for a commercial break so her answer was never aired. Guess what her answer was? "Anything advertized on TV." When I see big money interests (pharmaceutical companies, food processors, etc.) sponsoring a TV network, a big fancy website or full page magazine or newspaper ad, (or politician) I'm highly suspicious of the validity of the health information reported from that source. -- Valerie Wells The Balanced Embouchure Method http://bebabe.wordpress.com/ http://www.beforhorn.blogspot.com/ > Am 04.05.2011 um 19:12 schrieb [email protected]: > >> One can still research things on the internet - but the trouble is most >> people don't know how to research things on the internet. >> >> One simply can't trot off to the first result in google (usually wikipedia >> or some biased news article) without checking the sources. How many people >> simply go to wikipedia or a news article without going down to the bottom >> and reading through the sources to actually see what the facts are? Often >> times a news paper will report on a scientific study without accurately >> saying what the study really says, for example. Wikipedia isn't terrible, but it >> is only a possible beginning and not the end. >> >> Then again, I am pretty sure this problem existed before the internet - >> since before then word of mouth and rumor was usually the quickest way to >> spread news (correct or not). >> >> -William _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
