CBS News has taken down the ridiculous story about global warming causing increased earthquake activity. But there is no acknowledgment that the “news” was pure junk. Just the statement:
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That is utterly inadequate. The story was linked on the Drudge Report for awhile, meaning it might have been accessed by millions of people. (When I last checked, it remains on the MSNBC site.)
It seems to me that the media—Drudge included—have a duty to formally retract a bogus story, not just make it disappear. The fact that they may be utterly embarrassed for running it does not excuse this duty to the public.
Is it any wonder the public is fast losing confidence in the MSM? I sure have.
