tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post8761246768077930946..comments2024-03-27T02:25:16.462-07:00Comments on Heather Doran: No Grazie, GraziaHeather Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743182952112081912noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post-66687632281916274852011-10-14T06:29:40.191-07:002011-10-14T06:29:40.191-07:00I find it so frustrating that Grazia open their ar...I find it so frustrating that Grazia open their article with 'Last week a new study claimed that women who wear the trousers at home pay the price in the bedroom'. This is just a gross misrepresentation of the actual findings of the study you have to wonder if anyone actually bothered to read the original paper, or just took the Daily Mail as gospel... worrying to say the least. There has to be an element of accountability from Grazia here, as so many people reading this article will rely upon the magazine to present them with the facts, which they utterly fail to do. There really is no excuse for failing to accurately present the findings of the study, as Heather says it doesn't need to be presented in a 'sciency' way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post-13317486662074226802011-10-11T06:18:15.605-07:002011-10-11T06:18:15.605-07:00Great to see that they have responded positively. ...Great to see that they have responded positively. Shame it took a while to reach that point. <br /><br />I do not see why magazines like Grazia do not insist on researching stories correctly. I really feel that good quality research, written up in the correct way would make fantastic stories - and stand out, because it would be different to what others are printed (and sell magazines).<br /><br />It doesn't have to be written in a ''scientists'(whoever they are) found this, then this, then this' way. It can be newsworthy, engaging, interesting AND correct. Rather than a regurgitation of what everyone else is writing.Heather Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01743182952112081912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post-46416535757508602682011-10-11T06:10:07.332-07:002011-10-11T06:10:07.332-07:00Credit where it's due - just got a response fr...Credit where it's due - just got a response from Grazia Editor re. my suggestion of a follow up article about press misreporting of science:<br /><br />"@JaneGRAZIA: @sparklyredshoes Good idea - will bring up at next features meeting"sparklyredshoesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post-52970016074093856982011-10-11T04:40:27.853-07:002011-10-11T04:40:27.853-07:00It's a shame for lay people who aren't int...It's a shame for lay people who aren't interested in reading the original publication that it has been so badly misinterpreted - another case of you can't believe what you read in the paper! Better luck next time GraziaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post-83220024255270878182011-10-11T03:50:35.000-07:002011-10-11T03:50:35.000-07:00I've got a copy of the mag here - sent my view...I've got a copy of the mag here - sent my views to @janeGRAZIA on Twitter, here's a quick paraphrase of what I sent:<br /><br />(In response to @JaneGRAZIA's tweets "@DrPetra @hapsci It was a huge story in national press we were debating - not original research" and "@marykmac @hapsci Hard not to react with frustration when accused of misogyny, and for that I apologise. We do take your comments on board")<br /><br />My response:<br /><br />The article opens with "Last week, a new study claimed…" not "the national press reported…" I'm not buying the explanation that it was the press story they were debating not the original research.<br /><br />I didn't perceive misogyny in article, to me it read as "study found this, we're not convinced, discuss."…but the issue is that of course the study *didn't* find that at all. Perhaps a better approach might have been an article that read: "the media reported this, but here's what the study actually found". Ironically, real study results combat patriarchy in Africa. Could be an opportunity for follow up article about press misreporting of science, especially when it comes to women & sex?<br /><br />I also mentioned that I'm a subscriber and generally really like their mag.@sparklyredshoesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034888015247889941.post-20536240296831331992011-10-11T03:34:54.080-07:002011-10-11T03:34:54.080-07:00I tweeted them to say I look forward to their feat...I tweeted them to say I look forward to their feature on women's empowerment in subsaharan Africa and the fund they are setting up to help further the cause.... I won't hold my breath though.<br /><br />Personal agency is SO IMPORTANT in development, especially for women, and Grazia makes a mockery of every article it has ever written in support of improving women's wellbeing in the UK and internationally.@luciemussettnoreply@blogger.com