Mediagazer: BBC told to stop wasting time on climate change deniers and skeptics of proven science (Chris Welch/The Verge)

12:00 AM ET, July 8, 2014

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Chris Welch / The Verge:

BBC told to stop wasting time on climate change deniers and skeptics of proven science — Two months ago, John Oliver delivered a bruising critique of the way TV networks handle science coverage. And now an independent progress report from within the BBC seems to agree with his message …

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