many major papers have a tradition of publishing
a letters from their readers and oftentimes they will publish a letter
that might be factually incorrect
however when it comes to the issue of climate change the Los Angeles Times
decided that they will not publish
any letters that tonight climate change
now I should be clear if they're is something from a credible scientist
and he has the education the credentials necessary to make
a valid argument about climate change not being
a a man-made events or
man-made situation then maybe they will consider it
but if it's a reader who just says things like 00 climate change is a
conspiracy it's not caused by humans
and it's just flat out wrong they say that they will not publish it
and they're getting a little bit of luck for that so what do you think Jake
up they getting flak from same people who are paid to give them flack
who represent the oil companies energy companies who want to create a fake
debate
now say about it and the in these terms and will become crystal clear to you
home if Los Angeles I'm said hey you know what we're no longer publishing
quackery that questions gravity you know letters that it or they say no if you
jump off a building you really
you'll float away it's okay you won't die well we're gonna do that
is especially dangerous and it's not true our job is to do reporting
journalism
to bring you the truth it's our job is not to report things as
things are neutral you know if you jump off a building you might float away
or you might crash to the ground and I well that's not what reporters do
so here of course there are 100 percent right
to say we're not gonna teach publish things that arc true
yeah I think that it's a no brainer I agree with you but I'm actually shocked
at the number of publications that disagree with the los angeles times just
to give you a quick example
I USA Today you make it into work
money Iran's for USA Today recently published a letter by Joseph bast he's
the president up free market
Heartland Institute no I i he was
tonight that climate change was caused by human activity
and it's just look ninety-five percent of scientists at this point and this is
according to the UN
agreed that climate change is fueled by human activity
right but why are you not just allow cut someone who obviously has an incentive
to lie
to your publication to spread his propaganda
and his lies that doesn't make any sense so-called think tanks like the Heartland
Institute
that talk about free markets have don't give a damn about free markets they're
funded by
energy companies and and individuals who made a ton of money from the energy
industry
to put out lives there it is an old trick the tobacco use to do
some doctors say that it causes cancer some say it doesn't
yet published in fifty fifty we finally got past that now
the oil companies are doing likewise right and so
publishing a letter from the heartland is this ridiculous
this just you know where that money comes from you know what their prices
to pretend as if there are neutral think tank like 0
what today think is nonsense it is nonsense and The Plain Dealer I'm from
Cleveland
up basically says we'll walk publish almost anything because we will let our
readers
argue with one another on our publications so somewhat said in a
letter that is incorrect right there are no fax their
someone else will I'll go ahead and read but that
rate but I did it I V really you we want to turn your
letter section are your editorial section into like a
like a ridiculous forum where people can just spread lies
yeah you don't get into arguments with one another i mean can also people that
we've got stuff not think that this is factual doping the editors read it
and it's packed and not just publish it here when they see something a paper
they think it's real
I think it's true likely like often have sick people so I heard on the radio
so must be true I nothing could be further from the truth
but it gives a sense of authority rate it now look if
US those same papers hey would you put out a letter to the editor that said
if you touch gay people that you'll get
eights and hence they must be quarantine would you put that out I
I would be shocked if they said they would put that a right by yes there was
a well that's not true
and as far as misinformation that's dangerous
exactly in right and now that's what the global warming deniers are doing on a
global scale
right and so any get paid to do it it's even worse because at that
it's not just ignorance they they know they're lying they're putting it out
there for their own financial interests
you should let it get away with