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The '''Climategate media coverage''' refers to the [[Journalism|journalistic]] methods used by the the [[Mainstream media]] to deceive the public from learning more specific details about the [[Climategate]] scandal, and the [[censorship]] practices used by various sources for information both [[United States|nationally]] and world wide. As details emerged from the scandal—the revealed data, e-mails and manipulated code sets—Climategate media coverage in the news was dismal, particularly from the Mainstream media, but also assisted by the liberal [[Wikipedia]], which tried to hide the story by calling it the "Climatic Research Unit e-mail hacking incident."<ref>Allie Duzett. [http://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-ignore-climate-science-scandal/ Media Ignore Climate Science Scandal], [[Accuracy In Media]], November 23, 2009.</ref> As details emerged from the [[Climategate]] scandal, Climatic Research Unit (CRU) scientists at the University of East Anglia were exposed, but the [[Liberal media|liberal media]] attempted to bury the story and discount it as the work of computer hackers illegally stealing data. Climategate media coverage was a profoundly bizarre situation, and it showed just how [[bias]] the liberal media has become in order to advance their environmental agenda, all of which are problems that have been uncovered from the Climategate scandal.
The '''Climategate media coverage''' refers to the [[Journalism|journalistic]] methods used by the the [[Mainstream media]] to deceive the public from learning more specific details about the [[Climategate]] scandal, and the [[censorship]] practices used by various sources for information both [[United States|nationally]] and world wide. As details emerged from the scandal—the revealed data, e-mails and manipulated code sets—Climategate media coverage in the news was dismal, particularly from the Mainstream media, but also assisted by the liberal [[Wikipedia]], which tried to hide the story by calling it the "Climatic Research Unit e-mail hacking incident."<ref>Allie Duzett. [http://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-ignore-climate-science-scandal/ Media Ignore Climate Science Scandal], [[Accuracy In Media]], November 23, 2009.</ref> As details emerged from the [[Climategate]] scandal, Climatic Research Unit (CRU) scientists at the University of East Anglia were exposed, but the [[Liberal media|liberal media]] attempted to bury the story and discount it as the work of computer hackers illegally stealing data. Climategate media coverage was a profoundly bizarre situation, and it showed just how [[bias]] the liberal media has become in order to advance their environmental agenda, all of which are problems that have been uncovered from the Climategate scandal.
==Climategate cover-up==
Fourteen days after the story broke worldwide, the Climategate scandal had been mentioned by [[ABC]], [[CBS]] and [[NBC]] a total of zero times. Because the story affects [[Cap and trade]] legislation, the [[White House]], in their daily collusion with [[liberal media]] sources, may have told news channels to bury the story.<ref>Diane Macedo. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,578990,00.html Comedy Central Scoops Network News on Climate-Gate Scandal], [[Fox News]], December 02, 2009.</ref> From ''NewsBusters'', it was reported that [[Glenn Beck]] used the news source to, "Demonstrate that much as in [the mainstream media's] boycott of the [[ACORN]] scandal and green jobs czar [[Van Jones|Van Jones's]] peculiar associations, the television press are once again hiding important information from the public hoping it will all just go away."<ref name=nbstaff>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb-staff/2009/11/24/glenn-beck-cites-newsbusters-bash-tvs-climategate-boycott Glenn Beck Cites NewsBusters to Bash TV's ClimateGate Boycott], ''[[NewsBusters]]'', November 24, 2009.</ref>
===Unreported and censored===
The liberal [[Wikipedia]] has cited various references to contend against the facts uncovered with the Climategate scandal and has claimed that the e-mail files were illegally stolen by computer hackers, despite repeated requests for the data files under the [[FOIA]]. Though unreported by the [[MSM]] and at the same time [[censorship|censored]] by liberal Wikipedia, there is strong evidence to suggest the data was released by a fellow employee, a "whistle blower" within the Climatic Research Unit.<ref>[http://www.junkscience.com Those <s>"hacked"</s> released CRU files], JunkScience.com, December 03, 2009.</ref>
* There was no "security breach" at CRU that "stole" these files
* The files appear genuine and to have been prepared by CRU staff, not edited by malicious hackers
* The information was accidentally or deliberately released by CRU staff
* Selection criteria appears to be compliance with an or several FOIA request(s)
The [[U.K.]] ''Daily Mail'' pointed out the following:
{{cquote|The BBC received copies of some of the CRU emails more than a month ago, but did nothing about them, sitting on explosive evidence of fraud.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1231763/BBC-weatherman-ignored-leaked-climate-row-emails.html BBC weatherman ‘ignored’ leaked climate row emails], dailymail.co.uk, November 28, 2009.</ref>}}
===Liberal media missed the mark===
The first [[Liberal media|liberal media]] source to openly discuss Climategate on American television was during a segment on Comedy Central's ''[[The Daily Show]]'' with [[Jon Stewart]], a slapstick entertainment news program. After more than two weeks had passed since Climategate went public, CBS evening news finally reported on the scandal. However, CBS missed the mark and called the scandal by its [[Google]] created name: "Climate Gate" — and then CBS provided a weird subtitle in their news article that said, "Leaked E-Mails Provide Climate Change Deniers Ammunition Near Beginning of Global Summit."<ref>Kimberly Dozier. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/05/eveningnews/main5908487.shtml "Climate Gate" Casts Cloud on Change Meet], ''[[CBS News]]'', December 5, 2009.</ref> ''[[CBS News]]'' also aired a short video of an interview with Kevin Trenberth. Dr. Trenberth in the past has said this in one of the CRU e-mails:
{{cquote|The fact is that we can’t account for the lack of warming at the moment and it is a travesty that we can’t.<ref>[http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/12/06/cbs-finally-reports-on-climategate-dr-trenberth-interviewed/ CBS finally reports on Climategate: Dr. Trenberth interviewed], ''WUWT'', December 06, 2009.</ref>}}
==Googlegate==
It was reported that, despite Climategate related pages being the most-read articles of the Telegraph’s entire online operation, mysteriously when attempting to search using [[Google]] – it didn't feature links related to Climategate.<ref>Anthony Watts. [http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/11/28/climategate-surpasses-global-warming-on-google-autosuggest-still-blocked/ “Climategate” surpasses “Global Warming” on Google], ''Watts Up With That?'', November 28, 2009.</ref> James Delingpole from the Telegraph noted, "Instead, the top-featured item is a blogger pushing Al Gore’s AGW agenda. Perhaps there’s nothing sinister in this. Perhaps some Google-savvy reader can enlighten me."<ref>James Delingpole. [http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100018263/climategate-googlegate/ Climategate: Googlegate?], ''Telegraph Blogs'', November 29th, 2009.</ref> Google.com has been accused before of interfering with its own search [[algorithm|algorithms]] in order to interfere with searches for material deemed "[[Politically correct|not politically correct]]."<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/x-28973-Essex-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m11d29-Google-blocking-climategate-autosuggestion Google blocking 'climategate' autosuggestion], examiner.com, November 29, 2009.</ref><ref>Danny Sullivan. [http://searchengineland.com/of-climategate-googlegate-when-stories-get-too-long-30755 Of Climategate, Googlegate & When Stories Get Too Long], ''search engine land'', December 01, 2009.</ref> Through December 3rd, despite the rising search popularity for the query "Climategate," or "Climategate scandal," and attempted "Climate-Gate" keywords from about 26,400,000 articles on the [[World Wide Web|Web]], Google’s "autosuggestion" function in the search box was not suggesting "climategate." But rather, instead, Google and other search engines also began to suggest to Web searchers if they meant to search for "Climate Gate" rather than the intended query, "Climategate" or otherwise "Climategate scandal." However, by December 7th, Google was correctly displaying "climate-gate" in the autosuggest list, which led to a full list of search results about this scandal.
Al Gore's position on Google's senior advisory board is likely bearing responsibility; in Gore's bio he says:
{{cquote|A member of the Board of Directors of Apple Computer, Inc. and a Senior Advisor to Google, Inc. Gore is also Visiting Professor at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.<ref>http://www.algore.com/about.html</ref>}}
According to ''[[NewsBusters]]'', [[Al Gore]] has done some "advising" of Google’s search quality in the past.<ref>Noel Sheppard. [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/10/15/al-gore-advised-google-about-its-search-quality Al Gore Advised Google About 'Search Quality'], ''[[NewsBusters]]'', October 15, 2009.</ref> There is some history between Google and Al Gore that has some bearing on the current situation.<ref>[http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/12/02/google-trends-on-climategate-show-public-interest-increasing-but-troubling-questions-loom/ Google trends on “climategate” show public interest increasing – but troubling questions loom], ''Watts Up With That?'', December 02, 2009.</ref> In the case of "Climategate," Mr. Gore's ability to continue his current speaking engagements might be hampered. Thus, there could well be a motive for him doing some "advising" in this case. A phone call might be all it took.
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==See Also==
* [[Journalistic malpractice]]
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