Rick Perry's entry into the presidential campaign poses a challenge for journalists, Adam Hochberg writes on the Poynter Institute site. The Texas governor's contrarian views on evolution and global warming are unsupported by science, and journalists must make that clear, Hochberg says: "It’s understandable that mainstream journalists don’t want to be seen as taking sides in a political conflict. But you can write a fair story while still referencing the prevailing scientific view."
August 30, 2011