ABC in a muddle defining Sharia

Only the ABC can ask the question, What is Sharia? and come up with the answer: "a path to water".

So a top ten list:
ABC tackle some other definitions of the 21st century:

1. Suicide bomber/be-heading: one of a number of systems of de-population intended to reduce the impact of climate change.
2. Summer/Winter: climate change in action.
3. Environment: GAIA - our overlord, all praise the earth goddess and her facilitators.
4. Air conditioning: one of the top 5 social problems of our age .
5. Current government: a blockage on the pathway to GAIA.
6. The Greens: Facilitators of GAIA, praise be upon them.
7. Wind Power: circulating the fragrant farts of GAIA (What bird carcasses?)
8. Coal: Black vile, evil substance.
9. Nuclear Power: see coal, just a different colour

and the top ABC definition

10. ISIS/L:  a group of people on a path to water

PR spin-time to cast an eye on Auntie.

COMMENT: This ABC news online report caught our eye: "Research finds PR spinning most newspaper stories".
ABC NEWS WATCH would welcome a similar investigation into ABC news reporting. The lack of critical investigation in the following stories puts them in the category of advertising or publicity. It's long over due for journalists to return to investigating stories rather than just providing a publicity mega-phone. We emphasis the importance of reading further than the press release or seeking an alternate viewpoint rather than just relying on the potentially conflicted opinions of those publicising their own stories. The recent coverage of the CSIRO report is case in point, but many others over just the last two months also come to mind. 


"CSIRO boss says climate change is real" 
"CSIRO chief defends climate science" 
"Weather bureau backs climate change verdict"
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One CSIRO report: two bites of the cherry. When reporting turns to publicity.
ABC casts more heat rather than light on CSIRO climate snapshot report


Climate change is a fact says China"
China takes swipe at climate deniers" 
Top Chinese official says climate change is fact"

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Cherry picking season or Chinese whispers: Was Chinese Climate official mis-quoted?

Scientists discover huge seabed methane leak"

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Methane report under inflated - a lesson in science reporting from the NYT

Cyclones to become 'fewer but fiercer'"

Cyclones to become less common but more intense".

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ABC Cyclone report leaves questions blowing in the wind

"Climate scientists 'under cyber attack'

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ABC: as credible as Weekly World News?

Key climategate scientist cleared of wrong doing 

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Mann report makes mistake and fails to ask the tough questions

Scientists confirm positive CO2 feedback

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Headline misses the point on CO2 feedback