Does a story matter if it's not in the New York Times?

That's a question Paul Raeburn raises on the Knight Science Journalism Tracker. Raeburn discusses a story last week in the Gray Lady about the bone-growth product Infuse. The story said a group of spine specialists were charging that "misleading and biased" research was being used to promote the product. Raeburn's criticism: The Times failed to credit a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter who had the story earlier — and better, in his view.

July 5, 2011

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