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.
(Score: 1) by Jiro on Wednesday July 09 2014, @09:04PM
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304203304576448291349364376 [wsj.com] (Dow Jones publishes the Wall Street Journal)
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/15/business/media/jill-abramson-being-replaced-as-top-editor-at-times.html?_r=0 [nytimes.com]