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title: "Science journalism"
chunk: 3/4
source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_journalism"
category: "reference"
tags: "science, encyclopedia"
date_saved: "2026-05-05T04:37:43.357712+00:00"
instance: "kb-cron"
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The content of news stories regarding climate change are affected by journalistic norms including balance, impartiality, neutrality and objectivity. Balanced reporting, which involves giving equal time to opposing sides of a debate over has had a harmful impact on the media coverage of climate science.