Newspaper is also available online. However, it is different from the paper-based newspaper because there is no limitation of sources in terms of dates. As we search keywords on the search engine, online website such as http://www.nytimes.com/ enables the internet users to search for news related to various different topics. Not only the official articles but also personal opinions or blogs such as “Tierney Lab” are available. It is created and written by John Tierney who always wanted to be a scientist but went into journalism. Now he creates the “Tierney Lab” blog which is located in Science Times section.
On February 29, 2008 John Tierney wrote about the controversial public view towards global warming. He combined both the authoritative researchers or universities’ statistics and his interpretation to conclude whether the global warming is a paradox. Unlike the video clip that I found on YouTube, his blog was mainly focused on why there are different mindsets among different group of people. The people who are more informed about global warming tend to feel less personal responsibility of potential risks than those who are not. At the end of his personal blog Tierney stated that the global warming causes risks, but at the same time some kind of solution will be discovered to minimize such risks in the future.
Through the internet, one of the most recent and broad mass media, not only scientific data and information can be gained but also personal thoughts and opinions are demonstrated. Because Tierney Lab is published and strictly censored by the New York Times, which is the worldwide newspaper, it provides reliable information.
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