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Context and corrections in writing about autism and vaccines: A case study in misleading your readers

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: December 30, 2011

Category: Autism, Journalism, The New York Times, The Panic Virus, Vaccine safety, Vaccines | Tagged AAP, AMA, American Association of Physicians and Surgeons, Barack Obama, David Geier, flu vaccine, Fluttershy, Jack Robison, JAMA, John Birch Society, Kat Stoeffel, Kirsten Lindsmith, Mark Geier, Marketwatch, Mussolini, My Little Pony, New York Observer, The Tuscaloosa News, The Wall Street Journal, Twilight Sparkle, Wal-Mart | 36 Comments

Will Bachmann’s anti-vaccine pandering fall flat? The changing political landscape for proponents of pediatric and public health

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: September 13, 2011

Category: Politics, Public health, Vaccines | Tagged Andrew Wakefield, Autism Science Foundations, Barack Obama, Bill Nelson, carbon dioxide, Democrats, Evan Siegfried, Gerald Ford, GRASP, Hillary Clinton, HPV, Jimmy Carter, John McCain, measles, Michelle Bachmann, pertussis, PKIDS, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rudy Guiliani, swine flu, Tampa, Texas, The Today Show | 2 Comments