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This one is more correct. Because it hardly has any words! Just pretty pictures of the flower bloom in South Africa, mostly succulents, no cacti.

gerald wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 9:40 pm Whenever I see an article in the media about something that I happen to know about, I often find it wanting in terms of bias, accuracy, detail and simple facts.

In which case when I read an article about something new or something I know little about, I have to be very careful with what to believe and what not to.

This is true, and is something you need to be constantly aware of.

Thanks for pointing this out. It must be an age thing but I have just written to the BBC complaining about sloppy journalism and look forward to a detailed reply......or not.

Sloppy ... shoddy .... untrue ..... misrepresentational .... Apply as many such adjectives as you wish.

1 any news is publicity and has brought it into public domain.
2 see it from the perspective of the Editor's chair ... when a two minute slot has to be filled and your environmental/science/Central American reporter is on another story and the only other reporter is .......

I agree that the material is incorrectly presented to the point of being almost a work of fiction .... but then we have the advantage of having the knowledge. They however have the advantage of having the access to the airwaves.

I look forward to being invited to appear on Feedback.

Mike P wrote: ↑Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:30 pm I look forward to being invited to appear on Feedback.

I do hope that you are asked for feedback to set the record straight

Mike P wrote: ↑Sun Sep 16, 2018 8:05 pm Thanks for pointing this out. It must be an age thing but I have just written to the BBC complaining about sloppy journalism and look forward to a detailed reply......or not.

Might be better to try some sort of regulator, like OFCOM or The Press Complaints Commission?

As an avid listener to Feedback I thought it would provide a good place to raise concerns.

Maybe the BBC journalist should take lessons from the Shropshire Star.
https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertai ... eet-stars/
At least this appears pretty factual...

Good article - but what's an "epithelantha micromens"?