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Three Points of Interest Missed in Nukes Article
RECEIVED Mon., April 19, 2004
Dear Editor,
The recent article by W.M. Adler ["Will Shill for Nukes," News, April 16] described professors submitting nuclear-industry PR releases to newspapers as their own writings. Three points were missed:
1) Conflict of professor's interest caused by money paid by the nuclear industry?
2) Questionable capacity statistics – what are the correct statistics here?
3) Media's acceptance of a Ph.D.'s pronouncements on social policy, economics, etc., even when the Ph.D. is in a completely different field.
The recent article by W.M. Adler ["Will Shill for Nukes," News, April 16] described professors submitting nuclear-industry PR releases to newspapers as their own writings. Three points were missed:
1) Conflict of professor's interest caused by money paid by the nuclear industry?
2) Questionable capacity statistics – what are the correct statistics here?
3) Media's acceptance of a Ph.D.'s pronouncements on social policy, economics, etc., even when the Ph.D. is in a completely different field.
Karen S. Frost
