Even Good Reporters Make Mistakes
September 10, 2008 by angelique
Filed under Women's Health
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




