Mobile phones

The media

Reports in newspapers and on TV are sometimes made dramatic so that they grab people’s attention. This means that they are not always very fair or balanced.

Look at some typical newspaper headlines below:

'Mobile phone tumour risk to children' the Times 12/1/05 'Hidden' radation: Mobile phone firms remain silent on the possible hazards - Daily Mail 12/1/05
Warning: your child's mobile phone could cause brain damage - Daily Mirro 12/1/05

Question: For each headline, do you think it is presenting a fact or an opinion?

Question: How could you prove a link between brain damage and mobile phone radiation?

Next: The science bit

What's your opinion?

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NOT RATED DAVE 18-11-08 15:18

dave grrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmm
LIKES THE MEDIA BECAUSE THEY SHOW FORMULA ONE WITH THE
CARS THAT GO GGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOO
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NOT RATED SAM J KNIGHT 20-01-09 13:24

I thnk that teh nwspprs r wy 2 hrd on mblile fones

NOT RATED Princess Consuela Banana Hammock 05-10-11 10:55

i tink dat da mobilic fone is wel kl lik. I wnt bbies.