Talk:David Rose (journalist)

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Climate change journalism[edit]

One notable aspect about David Rose's journalism, is the number of scientists who have complained that Rose has misinterpreted their views and/or research.

Myles Allen (atmospheric, oceanic and planetary physics) "I have been grossly misrepresented".^[1]
Mojib Latif (meteorologist and oceanographer) "It comes as a surprise to me that people would try to use my statements to try to dispute the nature of global warming. I believe in manmade global warming."^[2]
James Annan (climate scientist) "[He] never attempted to contact me to check he had represented my views accurately... The bit Rose adds about 'the true figure likely to be about half of the IPCC prediction in its last report in 2007' is a complete fabrication".^[3][4]
Rose even managed to displease Judith Curry: "With regard to the Rose article. The article spun my comments in ways that I never intended."^[5]
As shown by geologist and science journalist Peter Hadfield, Rose claimed the Met Office had tried to bury inconvenient data in a report that does not actually exist.^[6]
Richard A. Betts (climate scientist) "Rose created a headline by misrepresenting AR4."^[7]
Rose misrepresented the work of climate scientist Ed Hawkins and,^[8] despite being told he was mistaken,^[9] proceeded to write a piece titled "And now it's global cooling!" in which he asserted "The continuing furore caused by The Mail on Sunday’s revelations – which will now be amplified by the return of the Arctic ice sheet – has forced the UN’s climate change body to hold a crisis meeting", prompting the IPCC to issue a press release explaining that no such crisis meeting was talking place.^[10]
Tim Lambert has documented additional cases of scientists complaining about Rose's treatment of their research, including Murari Lal.^[11]
The UK Met office has published several press releases correcting errors in David Rose's journalism.^[12]

...all of which, something should be said. — TPX 21:29, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Self-sourced promotional content[edit]

Considering the newsy bit is all the times Rose is documented as defaming people, the promotional sections about his great work are conspicuously self-sourced - was any of this supposed great work documented elsewhere? (The climate stuff is above, for example.) If he's so notable for these things, then we should just note the third-party RSes and not the self-aggrandising fringe promotion - David Gerard (talk) 10:17, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed, removed the self-promotional slabs and the blatant violations of WP:PROFRINGE - David Gerard (talk) 10:43, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

To add to article[edit]

To add to this article: Rose's published views about the Jersey child abuse investigation 2008 and the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal. In comments Rose made in a 2021 BBC documentary, he considers himself a "Savile skeptic," and has repeatedly published articles shedding doubt on the abuse claims made by former inhabitants of UK care homes. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 22:30, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]