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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
Posted: December 30, 2011
Category: Autism, Journalism, The New York Times, The Panic Virus, Vaccine safety, Vaccines
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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
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