Wine, Health, Science and Journalism: A Study in Headlines
I consume a lot of wine news. When I say a lot, I mean literally almost everything that’s published for free on the Internet about wine “passes by my desk” courtesy of Google Alerts, Technorati, a massive collection of RSS feeds, and more. Increasingly I get the opportunity to see how wine stories develop and spread through the Web’s news outlets, and it’s quite amazing to watch. Recently I’ve been watching with fascination as the mainstream press does its usual unraveling of some recently released research results focused on wine drinking in women and weight gain. Specifically, I’ve been giggling at the complete lack of understanding we seem to have of the difference between correlation and causation, combined with the creative liberties of headline writing: Moderate Drinking 'Can Keep Women Slim' : The Chosun Ilbo Glass of wine may keep women from gaining weight : New York Daily News Bottoms up for skinnier bottoms : Independent Women Who Consume Alcohol Gain Less Weight: Study : Huffington Post (blog) A drink a day could help keep the pounds away : Globe and Mail Cheers, Ladies! A Drink A Day …
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