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