Tag: President Bush

TV host interviewing a guest on a brightly lit stage

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Author
Robert L. Crowther, II

Date
August 6, 2005

Categories
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
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, __edited, intelligent design, Michael Behe, President Bush}

Lehrer Newshour Features Debate Over Intelligent Design

_{Robert Crowther
August 6, 2005

Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom

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Following up on President Bush’s remarks about teaching evolution earlier this week, The Lehrer Newshour tackled the subject of intelligent design this evening with a debate between CSC Fellow biochemist Dr. Michael Behe, and Case Western physicist Dr. Lawrence Krauss. The clear advantage of the Newshour over most news programs is that it can devote the time necessary to truly discuss an issue in-depth. This segment showed that it helps to have enough time to really get anywhere with the debate over evolution beyond the six second soundbites normally allowed. I think that Jeffrey Brown did a good job of moderating the discussion. Really the Newshour’s only mistake came early on when Brown reported that: This summer, the Kansas State Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
August 3, 2005

Categories
Faith & Science
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
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, __edited, Freudians, New York Times, President Bush}

Freudian Slip at The New York Times? The Paper of Record Mangles Quote from DI’s Spokesman, Substituting “Biblical” for “Biological”

_{John G. West
August 3, 2005

Faith & Science, Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom

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Ever think that certain reporters at the so-called “mainstream” media have already determined their story before they have even interviewed anyone? In my many conversations with reporters, I sometimes get the feeling that no matter what I say, the reporter at hand will only hear what he or she wants to hear, even if it’s the exact opposite of what I’m actually saying. Some amusing evidence of this sort of bias in action is apparently on display in today’s print edition of The New York Times. In an article about President Bush’s endorsement on Monday of students learning about different views on evolution, reporter Elisabeth Bumiller completely mangles a quote by Discovery Institute’s Stephen Meyer. Here is what Steve Meyer Read More ›

President George W. Bush delivers a statement on the expected release of 24 American servicemen April 11, 2001, in the press briefing room of the White House. Said the President in his remarks,

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
August 2, 2005

Categories
Science Education
Science Reporting
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, __nedited, "teach the controversy", both sides, critical thinking, curriculum, Darwinists, Department of Education, Discovery Institute, federalism, George W. Bush, ideological diversity, interview, open inquiry, President Bush, Stephen Meyer}

(Updated) President Bush on Teaching the Controversy

_{Jonathan Witt
August 2, 2005

Science Education, Science Reporting

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UPDATE: Stephen Meyer’s O’Reilly interview has been canceled. Due to the unfortunate Air France crash, O’Reilly will not have time for the full ID discussion, so he’s only going to interview the Darwinist. And William Dembski reports that his appearance on Fox has also been canceled. Discovery Institute has now issued a statement about President Bush’s comments on teaching the controversy over Darwinism. And here’s what the AP and other news sources are reporting on the issue: During a round-table interview with reporters from five Texas newspapers, Bush declined to go into detail on his personal views of the origin of life. But he said students should learn about competing viewpoints, Knight Ridder Newspapers reported. “I think that part of Read More ›