“Blondes aren’t going away”
“In response to recent media reports citing an alleged World Health Organization (WHO) study predicting the extinction of the naturally blond hair gene, WHO wishes to clarify that it has never conducted research on this subject,” the advisory said.
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So how did many of the London tabloids, the BBC, several NBC-TV affiliates and CTV end up reporting late last week on a new study predicting the demise of naturally blond hair?
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[A] Canadian journalism professor called the whole affair “obviously worrisome.”
“Clearly this is an example of major news organizations not checking their sources,” said James Compton, who teaches in the faculty of information and media studies at the University of Western Ontario in London.
“I think you could make an argument that work routines are such that reporters are cutting corners or feeling that they can get away with cutting corners.”
The Globe and Mail, Breaking News
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