] The scientific consensus is quite firm that abortion does ] not cause breast cancer. If reporters want to take ] science and its conclusions seriously, their reporting ] should reflect this reality - no matter what ] anti-abortionists say. ] ] But what happened next illustrates one reason journalists ] have such a hard time calling it like they see it on ] science issues. In an internal memo exposed by the Web ] site LAobserved.com, the Times's editor, John ] Carroll, singled out Gold's story for harsh ] criticism, claiming it vindicated critics who accuse the ] paper of liberal bias. Reality has a "liberal bias." In the words of Monty Burns, "Excellent!" CJR November/December 2004: Blinded by Science |