Comments on: Rumours that the Observer’s Editor will get the push because of the paper’s MMR idiocy http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2007/09/rumours-that-the-observers-editor-will-get-the-push-because-of-the-papers-mmr-idiocy/ Autism news and opinion Mon, 21 May 2012 12:25:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jon http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2007/09/rumours-that-the-observers-editor-will-get-the-push-because-of-the-papers-mmr-idiocy/#comment-44655 Jon Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:42:16 +0000 http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=658#comment-44655 thanks for the comments. I don't think the story in itself would have been enough to justify a firing/'encouraging to leave' - but when compounded by the failure to retract or issue a proper apology...? By the way, have just noticed that Channel 4 have still got the dodgy 1/58 statistic on their website - about a month and a half after I <a href="http://holfordwatch.info/2007/08/24/what-would-richard-dawkins-think-channel-4-continue-to-embarass-themselves-with-their-dodgy-autism-statistics/">contacted them and explained why this was incorrect</a>. Insert banging-head-on-wall emoticon here... thanks for the comments. I don’t think the story in itself would have been enough to justify a firing/’encouraging to leave’ – but when compounded by the failure to retract or issue a proper apology…?

By the way, have just noticed that Channel 4 have still got the dodgy 1/58 statistic on their website – about a month and a half after I contacted them and explained why this was incorrect. Insert banging-head-on-wall emoticon here…

]]> By: Isles http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2007/09/rumours-that-the-observers-editor-will-get-the-push-because-of-the-papers-mmr-idiocy/#comment-44638 Isles Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:27:04 +0000 http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=658#comment-44638 Suh-weet! Suh-weet!

]]> By: Sharon http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2007/09/rumours-that-the-observers-editor-will-get-the-push-because-of-the-papers-mmr-idiocy/#comment-44631 Sharon Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:29:57 +0000 http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=658#comment-44631 Well done for sticking to this one. And if the editor is told 'you're fired' over that idiotic story and his baffling refusal to retract in the light of so much evidence, well, woo hoo! Well done for sticking to this one.

And if the editor is told ‘you’re fired’ over that idiotic story and his baffling refusal to retract in the light of so much evidence, well, woo hoo!

]]> By: Jon http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2007/09/rumours-that-the-observers-editor-will-get-the-push-because-of-the-papers-mmr-idiocy/#comment-44611 Jon Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:54:45 +0000 http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=658#comment-44611 thanks Shinga - it's definitely important that the Observer retracts, and hopefully this will encourage more responsible reporting in the future. thanks Shinga – it’s definitely important that the Observer retracts, and hopefully this will encourage more responsible reporting in the future.

]]> By: Shinga http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2007/09/rumours-that-the-observers-editor-will-get-the-push-because-of-the-papers-mmr-idiocy/#comment-44601 Shinga Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:05:58 +0000 http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=658#comment-44601 You have been very diligent about pursuing corrections to <i>The Observer</i> stories, Jon. It will be interesting to see how this plays out because although it would be gratifying to speculate that this is a watershed and may encourage others to be more responsible in their medical reporting, it is important that <i>The Observer</i> retracts these canards. You have been very diligent about pursuing corrections to The Observer stories, Jon. It will be interesting to see how this plays out because although it would be gratifying to speculate that this is a watershed and may encourage others to be more responsible in their medical reporting, it is important that The Observer retracts these canards.

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