I have continued to pay attention to how the media has reported the Hwang fraud, in comparision to how his supposed “breakthrough” was covered, not to mention other important stories. Unsurprisingly, as I predicted when the story first came to light, the media have reported as little as they can get away with, in as low key a fashion. The coverage by Newsweek and Time are the two examples I offer in this piece in today’s NRO.
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