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Just goes to show how the 'objective' media can put their own spin on anything. -- Dan On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, David L Bennett wrote:
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,882516,00.html
Hi, Since I've heard about this off list too, I probably ought to say publicly: The reporter did call me, and as with the reporter with New Scientist magazine I said they needed to talk to the event organizer Kim Hyatt, that the event is not being sponsored by any club or group and I specifically asked they not mention SLAS. If only all reporters were as good as Joe Bauman... My apologies to those who were offended by the story. Patrick
Anyone who is genuinely offended by this is thin-skinned and takes their hobby too seriously. Astronomy is not now, never was, and never will be a pastime for the masses. No worries, Patrick. I take crap for the episode myself, but it's been entertaining and I've also had some fun & interesting discussions because of it. If anyone on this list thinks that the general public takes the hobby or it's practitioners seriously, it's time for a wake-up call. Eye-rolls, blank stares and incomprehension from one's fellow human go with the territory. I've been experiencing it for 35 years. We are indeed fortunate to have Joe-but not all journalists own Celestrons! C. --- Patrick Wiggins <paw@trilobyte.net> wrote:
Hi,
Since I've heard about this off list too, I probably ought to say publicly:
The reporter did call me, and as with the reporter with New Scientist magazine I said they needed to talk to the event organizer Kim Hyatt, that the event is not being sponsored by any club or group and I specifically asked they not mention SLAS.
If only all reporters were as good as Joe Bauman...
My apologies to those who were offended by the story.
Patrick
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Listening to the reporter rave on sounded like his Aggression Inhibitors were completely overloaded. Jim --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
HA! It's kind of funny how people react to genuine scientific exploration. As Einstein once said: "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds". Patric was quoted in the article as saying "we're not stupid". This is true, but I think that the reporter who wrote that article probably is. Greg Greg --- hanksdc@plug.org wrote:
Just goes to show how the 'objective' media can put their own spin on anything.
-- Dan
On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, David L Bennett wrote:
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,882516,00.html
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