[LINK] Two views of one story

[Howard Lowndes]

On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Chirgwin, Richard wrote:

> Actually, Howard, I have done such things in the past...Link is an
> indulgence, at least one isn't shouting into silence!

The story is on the wire.  It was in my local rag this morning, having
just picked it up.

> RC
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Howard Lowndes [mailto:lannet@lannet.com.au]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 4 September 2002 13:30
> > To: Viveka
> > Cc: 'link@www.anu.edu.au'
> > Subject: Re: [LINK] Two views of one story
> >
> >
> > Why not throw it at the ABC's Media Watch
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Viveka wrote:
> >
> > > At 12:29 pm +1000 4/9/02, Chirgwin, Richard wrote:
> > > >Since all three major dailies have Link members, I will
> > hope not to see this
> > > >crap story turn up on the SMH, the Oz or the Fin...
> > >
> > > It's going out on Radio National and 702 at this moment... long
> > > quotes from Captain Cyborg, no questioning of his credibility in the
> > > field or the technical possibility of the claim. They're
> > interviewing
> > > people critical of the idea, but no-one pointing out that it's all
> > > bollocks in the first place.
> > >
> > > The ABC have extended the myth further - the announcer
> > introduced the
> > > program with "A professor in Britain *has implanted* an
> > > eleven-year-old girl...".
> > >
> > > The media need a "Kevin Warwick" flag, like the alerts that customs
> > > officers get for certain people...
> > >
> > > V.
> > >
> >
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