keitai-l@appelsiini.net writes:
>The BBC seems to be moving
>towards bright yellow press style of science journalism. Sad.
With respect, I beg to differ. I have no idea whether this is snake-oil
(I suspect so) or not, but the BBC makes a perfectly reasonable stab at
presenting the story. ( am not sure whether it has been edited since I
linked to it originally - it is the version currently up that this is
taken from.)
The BBC headlines the story: (The story is in it's Scotland section, not
its science section BTW)
>"Doubts over 'safe phone' sticker"
it continues:
>"A sticker developed by a Scottish-based firm, which claims to neutralise
>radiation from mobile phones, has been given a sceptical response by
>safety experts"
a paragraph or so further on it says
>"However, Dr Michael Clark, scientific spokesman for the National
>Radiological Protection Board (NRPB), was "sceptical" about the stickers'
>properties."
it later says (quoting extensivly)
>
>
>"However the NRPB, the independent government watchdog which assesses the
>affect of radiation on humans, said there was no evidence that DNA was
>affected by mobile phone conditions and it was "sceptical" about the
>effects of this device.
>
>We remain to be convinced of their effectiveness in reducing personal
>exposure in normal conditions of use of mobile phones.
>
>Dr Michael Clark Dr Clark said: "We would endorse the view of the Stewart
>report on mobile phone use.
>
>"There are various devices that seek to reduce exposure to radio
>frequency radiation from mobile phones.
>
>"These include shields and other devices that attach to phones.
>
>"We remain to be convinced of their effectiveness in reducing personal
>exposure in normal conditions of use of mobile phones."
"
In other words, it is responsible coverage of a product launch that may be
of interest to many (given the coverage of possible damage caused by
cellphones in the UK) , with fairly hefty caveats well and truly entered.
Nick
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Received on Wed Oct 3 16:30:01 2001