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I have fun reading them. It's fascinating to see what makes its way into mainstream journalism. Sometimes I wonder why that particular topic caught the eye of a journalist or what their editor saw in the report. I do enjoy sharing news stories on health and science topics with others, to bring about discussion and to see what kind of an interest my friends have on the subject. Sometimes I learn more by talking to my friends than I did from the article.
One thing I enjoy about the New York Times is that they cite their sources for science articles (most of the time). This makes it exceptionally easy to see the original study. Often the study and the news article don't have much in common, but other times they're right-on. Still, the study is suspect in my eyes unless the source is from a peer-reviewed high-impact journal.
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"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq
"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy
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