News Headlines - 05 November 2012
▽Bad press : Japan’s media have played a large part in exacerbating the effects of a fraud.
The poor quality of journalism that led to the story being so widely reported was not an isolated incident in the coverage of science, in Japan or elsewhere. The Yomiuri Shimbun’s presentation of Moriguchi’s ‘accomplishments’ was particularly disappointing. But other newspapers, including the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, have now admitted to having run unverified stories about Moriguchi over the past decade. Given the esoteric nature of the studies involved, reporting on science can be intimidating. So here are some practical steps to help a journalist challenge a specialist.
▽David Cameron 'should publish secret messages' with Rebekah Brooks - Telegraph
David Cameron is facing calls to publish up to 150 secret emails and text messages with Rebekah Brooks after the leak of more embarrassing correspondence with the former newspaper executive.
▽HSBC bill for money laundering may top $1.5bn - IFAonline
Britain's largest bank HSBC has set aside an extra $800m to cover settlements for breaching anti money-laundering rules in the US. The bank, which had already set aside $700m to cover the scandal, outlined the extension in its third-quarter results.
▽Sandy-afflicted areas seek to shelter homeless as new storm brews - latimes.com
With a freeze expected Monday and another storm on the horizon, New York and New Jersey struggle to find shelter for those who lost homes.
The Space Shuttle Enterprise, housed on the deck of an aircraft carrier in New York City, was damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The shuttle prototype sustained minor damage to its vertical stabilizer, or tail. A small piece of foam came off, said a spokesman for the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. The damage was confirmed Friday by both the museum and NASA. At the same time, shuttle Atlantis concluded its journey to retirement at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
