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Originally Posted by kronas

i read this article when it was first published on the BBC site, i strongly agree on what she has stated, many members of the public are gullible and dont question the media, and accept the information given as factual and correct when all it was, was a overhyped mis reported story........

I don't disagree with that side of the piece.....however, on that note:

Professor Kathy Sykes, of Bristol University, a presenter of BBC Twoââ‚Âà ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s Rough Science series, said: †œItÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¢ÃƒÆ ’¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€Å ¾Ã‚¢s crucial that people know how to consider the reliability of media information. But a scientific training is an excellent preparation for being able to handle evidence and assess it. Weââ‚ ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢re currently risking not having enough trained scientists.âââ€Å ¡Ã‚¬Ã‚ÂÂÂ�

Peter Jones, co-founder of Friends of Classics, said: †œIt was the Ancient Greeks who invented media studies. They taught rhetoric, the art of peaceful persuasion, in Athenian democracy which is what we now call empowerment. Those skills Ms Jowell is seeking should be found in any classics course.ââ‚à ‚¬Ã‚ÂÂ�