"The Oil Plume Paradox" -- Conflicting Studies Frustrate Journos [1]
"Pinpointing the amount of oil lingering in the Gulf of Mexico continues to be a source of frustration for journalists and scientists alike, with multiple, contradictory—if not necessarily “dueling” — research reports having been published on the subject over the last few weeks."
Curtis Brainard reports in The Observatory for Columbia Journalism Review August 26, 2010.
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SEE ALSO:
"Science Is Messy. Should We Tell The Readers? ... Our Editors?" (Knight Science Journalism Tracker) [3]
"Questions on Covering Plume and Microbe Science" (The Daily Glob)
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"Deep-Sea Plumes: a Rush To Judgment?" (Science News) [5]