Headline quiz
The BBC and the Daily Mail have both written stories about the same thing today, so I thought it might be fun to see if you could work out which of them said what about it.
Headline 1:
Headline 2:
Hmm it's a tricky one all right. How about the story content?
Article 1:
Analysis of more than 10,000 people by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) found no relationship between years of use and risk.
There is no known biological mechanism by which mobiles could cause cancer, but there has been public concern.
It is hoped this study will allay some anxieties, as research continues.
Article 2:
Prolonged use of mobile phones over many years could increase the risk of cancer, scientists have found.
However, a landmark study by the World Health Organisation into the safety of mobiles is expected to stop short of concluding that they definitely cause cancer - because the evidence is not conclusive enough.
I keep looking at the two stories, thinking I've made a mistake. Surely they're not talking about the same research, I keep thinking. But they are. And if you were in any doubt as to who was doing the scaremongering and who was being that little bit calmer, have a look here and here.
Which report do you believe?
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May 17th, 2010 - 14:20
Wow.
Just. Wow.
May 17th, 2010 - 14:22
This line screams of Mail “because the evidence is not conclusive enough.” Classic Mail I’d say
May 17th, 2010 - 14:36
Great find. Jesus. How can so-called journalists live with themselves when they so blatantly distort the truth like this? If I distorted the truth like this in my job I’d be fired, and I’m in advertising!
May 17th, 2010 - 15:00
richard b – me too!
May 17th, 2010 - 15:52
yup
and the paper isn’t even out yet, so everyone is shouting about it, but if you wanted, you couldnt read it and check the facts for yourself, because the IJE are keeping to their publication date of Tuesday.
therefore the entire popular debate takes place among an ignorant commentariat who have proven themselves to be unreliable, while academics who might know how to interpret the study can’t even read it.
funny world.