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The Telegraph reports:
BBC journalists are being sent on courses to stop them inviting so many cranks onto programmes to air 'marginal views'.
The BBC Trust on Thursday published a progress report into the corporation's science coverage which was criticised in 2012 for giving too much air-time to critics who oppose non-contentious issues.
The report found that there was still an 'over-rigid application of editorial guidelines on impartiality' which sought to give the 'other side' of the argument, even if that viewpoint was widely dismissed.
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BBC to Stop Inviting Guests with Marginal Views to Discuss Non-Contentious Scientific Issues
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(Score: 1) by Horse With Stripes on Sunday July 06 2014, @02:15PM
My post was regarding the 'troll' and post he was trolling. It had nothing to do with "crackpot theories", nor was it supporting the BBC's position, umafuckitt's position, or the subject of this story. If you're equating the quality of umafuckitt's post with agreeing with its content then maybe you need to search out other circles because frankly, you will learn a lot. Your assumptions about my position are simply that: assumptions.
The inability to separate quality from content often results in "mod down - I disagree".