Biased_JJ reporting_NN1 on_II Climategate_NP1 With_IW trillions_NNO2 of_IO dollars_NNU2 at_II stake_NN1 in_II the_AT battle_NN1 over_II global_JJ warming_NN1 ,_, now_RT would_VM be_VBI the_AT time_NNT1 for_IF the_AT press_NN1 to_TO closely_RR scrutinize_VVI the_AT claims_NN2 of_IO those_DD2 who_PNQS would_VM reorganize_VVI the_AT world_NN1 's_GE economy_NN1 from_II farm_NN1 to_II factory_NN1 and_CC laboratory_NN1 to_II living_NN1 room_NN1 ._. 
And_CC the_AT Climategate_NP1 scandal_NN1 --_NN1 where_CS leaked_JJ e-mails_NN2 and_CC dodgy_JJ computer_NN1 programs_NN2 from_II the_AT University_NN1 of_IO East_NP1 Anglia_NP1 raise_VV0 powerful_JJ new_JJ questions_NN2 about_II the_AT role_NN1 of_IO politics_NN1 in_II climate_NN1 science_NN1 --_NN1 would_VM be_VBI the_AT perfect_JJ opportunity_NN1 to_TO explore_VVI what_DDQ is_VBZ going_VVG on_RP behind_II the_AT scenes_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX happening_VVG ._. 
To_TO judge_VVI by_II recent_JJ coverage_NN1 from_II Associated_JJ Press_NN1 ,_, the_AT Fourth_MD Estate_NN1 watchdog_NN1 has_VHZ acted_VVN like_II a_AT1 third-rate_JJ pocket_NN1 pet_NN1 ._. 
Case_NN1 in_II point_NN1 is_VBZ an_AT1 1,800-word_FO AP_NP1 missive_NN1 that_CST appeared_VVD in_II hundreds_NNO2 of_IO publications_NN2 ,_, many_DA2 carrying_VVG it_PPH1 on_II the_AT front_JJ page_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE Sunday_NP1 ,_, Dec._NPM1 13_MC issue_NN1 with_IW the_AT headline_NN1 ,_, "_" Science_NN1 not_XX faked_VVN ,_, but_CCB not_XX pretty_JJ ._. "_" 
AP_NP1 gave_VVD three_MC scientists_NN2 copies_NN2 of_IO the_AT controversial_JJ e-mails_NN2 and_CC then_RT asked_VVD them_PPHO2 about_II their_APPGE conclusions_NN2 ._. 
The_AT wire_NN1 service_NN1 portrayed_VVN the_AT trio_NN1 of_IO scientists_NN2 as_CSA dismissing_VVG or_CC minimizing_VVG allegations_NN2 of_IO scientific_JJ fraud_NN1 when_RRQ ,_, in_II fact_NN1 ,_, the_AT scientists_NN2 believe_VV0 no_AT such_DA thing_NN1 ._. 
The_AT first_MD scientist_NN1 quoted_VVN in_II the_AT article_NN1 ,_, Mark_NP1 Frankel_NP1 ,_, is_VBZ director_NN1 of_IO scientific_JJ freedom_NN1 ,_, responsibility_NN1 and_CC law_NN1 at_II the_AT American_JJ Association_NN1 for_IF the_AT Advancement_NN1 of_IO Science_NN1 ._. 
AP_NP1 quotes_VVZ him_PPHO1 as_CSA concluding_VVG that_CST there_EX is_VBZ ,_, "_" no_AT evidence_NN1 of_IO falsification_NN1 or_CC fabrication_NN1 of_IO data_NN ,_, although_CS concerns_NN2 could_VM be_VBI raised_VVN about_II some_DD instances_NN2 of_IO very_RG 'generous_JJ interpretations_NN2 ._. '_" "_" 
While_CS the_AT article_NN1 mentions_VVZ that_CST former_DA Alaska_NP1 Gov_NN1 ._. 
Sarah_NP1 Palin_NP1 and_CC some_DD Republican_NN1 lawmakers_NN2 are_VBR calling_VVG for_IF independent_JJ investigations_NN2 ,_, AP_NP1 does_VDZ n't_XX note_VVI the_AT views_NN2 of_IO the_AT scientists_NN2 they_PPHS2 interviewed_VVD ._. 
When_CS The_AT Washington_NP1 Times_NNT2 talked_VVN to_II Mr._NNB Frankel_NP1 ,_, the_AT scientist_NN1 gave_VVD a_AT1 quite_RG different_JJ impression_NN1 ._. 
The_AT e-mails_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, are_VBR not_XX sufficient_JJ to_TO reach_VVI any_DD judgment_NN1 at_II all_DB on_II whether_CSW the_AT data_NN or_CC science_NN1 was_VBDZ faked_VVN or_CC misleading_JJ ._. 
"_" You_PPY ca_VM n't_XX do_VDI that_DD1 on_II the_AT e-mails_NN2 alone_RR ,_, you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX do_VDI it_PPH1 on_II the_AT e-mails_NN2 or_CC the_AT program_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 concluded_VVD ._. 
For_IF that_DD1 reason_NN1 ,_, Mr._NNB Frankel_NP1 supports_VVZ investigation_NN1 of_IO East_NP1 Anglia_NP1 and_CC related_JJ allegations_NN2 of_IO fraud_NN1 at_II Pennsylvania_NP1 State_NN1 University_NN1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 big_JJ difference_NN1 between_II saying_VVG that_CST there_EX is_VBZ n't_XX sufficient_JJ evidence_NN1 to_TO determine_VVI if_CSW falsification_NN1 of_IO data_NN occurred_VVD --_JJ and_CC that_CST there_EX should_VM be_VBI an_AT1 investigation_NN1 --_NN1 and_CC saying_VVG ,_, as_CSA AP_NP1 did_VDD :_: "_" Science_NN1 not_XX faked_VVN ._. "_" 
Mr._NNB Frankel_NP1 also_RR believes_VVZ outsiders_NN2 to_II the_AT two_MC schools_NN2 should_VM be_VBI asked_VVN to_TO take_VVI part_NN1 ._. 
"_" You_PPY should_VM be_VBI willing_JJ and_CC open_VV0 to_II going_VVG to_II outside_JJ people_NN to_TO be_VBI part_NN1 of_IO your_APPGE inquiry_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 advised_VVD ._. 
"_" If_CS I_PPIS1 were_VBDR Penn_NP1 State_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM certainly_RR be_VBI advising_VVG them_PPHO2 to_TO be_VBI very_RG open_JJ to_II the_AT possibility_NN1 of_IO bringing_VVG in_II one_MC1 or_CC two_MC people_NN who_PNQS have_VH0 impeccable_JJ credentials_NN2 ,_, well-respected_JJ ,_, to_TO join_VVI in_RP ..._... "_" 
Arizona_NP1 State_NN1 University_NN1 professor_NN1 Dan_NP1 Sarewitz_NP1 is_VBZ quoted_VVN by_II AP_NP1 as_CSA saying_VVG ,_, "_" This_DD1 is_VBZ normal_JJ science_NN1 politics_NN1 ,_, but_CCB on_II the_AT extreme_JJ end_NN1 ,_, though_CS still_RR within_II bounds_NN2 ._. "_" 
However_RR ,_, Mr._NNB Sarewitz_NP1 was_VBDZ n't_XX speaking_VVG about_II the_AT validity_NN1 of_IO the_AT climate_NN1 science_NN1 ;_; he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ discussing_VVG his_APPGE belief_NN1 that_CST politics_NN1 infects_VVZ how_RRQ most_DAT scientific_JJ research_NN1 is_VBZ conducted_VVN ._. 
While_CS AP_NP1 used_VVD the_AT quote_NN1 to_TO suggest_VVI that_CST there_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 terribly_RR wrong_JJ that_CST had_VHD been_VBN revealed_VVN in_II Climategate_NP1 ,_, Mr._NNB Sarewitz_NP1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO issue_VVI a_AT1 warning_NN1 that_CST politics_NN1 infects_VVZ too_RG much_DA1 science_NN1 and_CC that_CST reporters_NN2 ,_, politicians_NN2 and_CC the_AT public_NN1 are_VBR naive_JJ about_II that_DD1 reality_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 told_VVD The_AT Washington_NP1 Times_NNT2 ,_, "_" When_CS the_AT human_JJ underside_NN1 (_( of_IO science_NN1 )_) gets_VVZ revealed_JJ ,_, then_RT suddenly_RR people_NN are_VBR disillusioned_VVN and_CC they_PPHS2 say_VV0 ,_, 'Oh_NN1 ,_, how_RRQ shocking_JJ !_! '_" 
But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX particularly_RR shocking_JJ ._. "_" 
Indeed_RR ,_, Mr._NNB Sarewitz_NP1 suggests_VVZ that_CST reporters_NN2 ask_VV0 scientists_NN2 about_II their_APPGE political_JJ views_NN2 ._. 
(_( For_IF the_AT record_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 is_VBZ a_AT1 liberal_JJ Democrat_NN1 ._. )_) 
He_PPHS1 also_RR is_VBZ skeptical_JJ of_IO the_AT university_NN1 investigations_NN2 ,_, particularly_RR if_CS they_PPHS2 do_VD0 n't_XX include_VVI outsiders_NN2 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 they_PPHS2 should_VM have_VHI external_JJ people_NN &lsqb;_( involved_JJ in_II the_AT investigations_NN2 &rsqb;_) ._. 
Certainly_RR ..._... 
The_AT challenge_NN1 here_RL might_VM be_VBI ,_, can_VM you_PPY find_VVI people_NN who_PNQS are_VBR independent_JJ but_CCB also_RR understand_VV0 the_AT science_NN1 well_RR enough_RR to_TO really_RR tell_VVI (_( if_CS there_EX was_VBDZ wrongdoing_NN1 )_) ?_? "_" 
The_AT third_MD scientist_NN1 interviewed_VVN by_II AP_NP1 ,_, professor_NN1 Gerald_NP1 North_ND1 at_II Texas_NP1 A_ZZ1 &M;_NULL University_NN1 ,_, joined_VVD Mr._NNB Frankel_NP1 and_CC Mr._NNB Sarewitz_NP1 in_II hoping_VVG that_DD1 climate_NN1 data_NN would_VM be_VBI more_RGR readily_RR shared_VVN in_II the_AT future_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD us_PPIO2 he_PPHS1 also_RR thinks_VVZ it_PPH1 is_VBZ important_JJ that_CST investigations_NN2 proceed_VV0 at_II the_AT two_MC universities_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Washington_NP1 Times_NNT2 tried_VVD to_TO raise_VVI these_DD2 issues_NN2 with_IW the_AT reporters_NN2 and_CC editors_NN2 involved_VVD ,_, but_CCB Jack_NP1 Stokes_NP1 ,_, AP_NP1 's_GE manager_NN1 of_IO media_NN relations_NN2 ,_, said_VVD that_CST none_PN of_IO the_AT five_MC reporters_NN2 who_PNQS worked_VVD on_II the_AT article_NN1 nor_CC their_APPGE editors_NN2 had_VHD time_NNT1 to_TO answer_VVI questions_NN2 ._. 
If_CS AP_NP1 refuses_VVZ to_TO explain_VVI how_RRQ it_PPH1 could_VM have_VHI given_VVN readers_NN2 across_II the_AT planet_NN1 such_DA a_AT1 distorted_JJ view_NN1 of_IO Climategate_NP1 ,_, maybe_RR an_AT1 explanation_NN1 can_VM be_VBI found_VVN buried_VVN in_II the_AT article_NN1 itself_PPX1 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT reporters_NN2 ,_, Seth_NP1 Borenstein_NP1 ,_, the_AT AP_NP1 science_NN1 reporter_NN1 who_PNQS writes_VVZ on_II global_JJ warming_NN1 and_CC who_PNQS is_VBZ the_AT lead_NN1 author_NN1 on_II the_AT piece_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT Climategate_NP1 story_NN1 himself_PPX1 ._. 
In_II the_AT last_MD sentence_NN1 of_IO the_AT article_NN1 ,_, the_AT authors_NN2 note_VV0 that_CST the_AT archive_NN1 of_IO disputed_JJ Climategate_NN1 e-mails_NN2 "_" includes_VVZ a_AT1 request_NN1 from_II an_AT1 AP_NN1 reporter_NN1 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT writers_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 story_NN1 ,_, for_IF reaction_NN1 to_II a_AT1 study_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 standard_JJ step_NN1 for_IF journalists_NN2 seeking_VVG quotes_NN2 for_IF their_APPGE stories_NN2 ._. "_" 
But_CCB Mr._NNB Borenstein_NP1 's_GE e-mail_NN1 was_VBDZ hardly_RR standard_JJ and_CC far_RG21 from_RG22 neutral_JJ ._. 
In_II it_PPH1 ,_, the_AT reporter_NN1 disparages_VVZ Marc_NP1 Morano_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 critic_NN1 of_IO man-made_JJ global-warming_JJ claims_NN2 ,_, as_CSA "_" hyping_VVG wildly_RR "_" the_AT study_NN1 that_CST Mr._NNB Borenstein_NP1 asked_VVD scientists_NN2 to_TO comment_VVI on_II ._. 
The_AT e-mail_NN1 almost_RR makes_VVZ it_PPH1 appear_VVI as_CS21 if_CS22 Mr._NNB Borenstein_NP1 were_VBDR asking_VVG those_DD2 involved_JJ in_II Climategate_NP1 to_TO help_VVI him_PPHO1 discredit_VVI critics_NN2 of_IO man-made_JJ global_JJ warming_NN1 ._. 
East_NP1 Anglia_NP1 and_CC Penn_NP1 State_NN1 are_VBR not_XX the_AT only_RR two_MC institutions_NN2 that_CST need_VV0 to_TO answer_VVI questions_NN2 about_II what_DDQ is_VBZ going_VVG on_RP behind_II the_AT scenes_NN2 ._. 
