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Graham Cairns wrote:
> 
> In <4dhhb3$iae@dingo.cc.uq.oz.au> y cooke <ycooke@mail.peg.apc.org> writes:
> >Agree!  the media have made quite a circus about it, but in
> >the end it appears from the last media information, boy
> >concerned neither got the info from the net, nor made the
> >explosive device himself.
> 
> <sigh>
> 
> Don't blame 'the media'.
> 
> Blame the specific media outlets.
> 
> ABC Radio, for example, didn't mention 'the net' in its stories on the
> explosion.
> 
> Trust me - I wrote the stories.
> Let me re-phrase!  I was naturally referring to elements of the commercial tv 
and tabloid press which manage at times to drag the 'net into a remarkable 
amount of weird science news. Although I once kept records of examples of the 
more outrageous inferences, I certainly can't recall either ABC or SBS 
promoting stories of the evils of the net.  The science/technology 
program-makers of both ABC and SBS are to be commended for their excellent 
coverage of complex technology issues, and helping to remove some of the 
myths.