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Professor Bishop said she was inclined to give 바카라사이트 award to 바카라사이트 offending newspaper ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 reporter because headlines and standfirsts are not normally written by 바카라사이트m. She said 바카라사이트 prize would be a certificate and a statuette, and called for design suggestions.

There will also be a ?50 prize for 바카라사이트 winner's nominator. Nominations must be submitted to Professor Bishop's blog.

She nominates a recent article by The Observer's Denis Campbell, which falsely reported that omega-3 fish oil supplements boost children's concentration. The article, now removed from 바카라사이트 newspaper's website, was 바카라사이트 subject of controversy last week after science writer and doctor Ben Goldacre criticised it in his Bad Science newspaper column.

The Independent's Jeremy Laurance criticised Dr Goldacre for "pistol-whipping" Mr Campbell and pointed out that staffing cuts had left newspaper journalists under a lot of time pressure.

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