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Even Good Reporters Make Mistakes

September 10, 2008 by angelique  
Filed under Women's Health

Even Good Reporters Make Mistakes

Kelly Turner from b5’s Grounded Fitness sent me a fabulous link to a Newsweek article entitled “It’s Not Just White Girls“. 
I really liked the way the article set about debunking (the word they use, and it’s a good one) the commonly accepted “rich white girl” definition of anorexics.
However, I would like to make one critical comment about the article:  The author committed a grave sin.  She gave sizes and weights.  That’s a no-no in the world of eating disorders reporting and smacks of sensationalism. 
Now, I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt; she probably didn’t realize she was making a faux …read more


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