God and Darwin: The <i>York Daily Record</i> and the Intelligent Design Trial

This case examines the challenge of providing balanced coverage of a court case when the trial is about science, and the reporter believes the science on one side is flawed. Students can debate the proper role of a newspaper serving its local community—to reflect local mores and values, or to challenge them?

Case number: CSJ-09-0020.0
Category: Journalism Cases
Topics: science reporting, religion reporting, education reporting
Teaching resources: Epilogue, Teaching note

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