To those familiar with the science and the IPCC's work, the current
media discussion is in large part simply absurd and surreal.
Journalists who have never even peeked into the IPCC report are now
outraged that one wrong number appears on page 493 of Volume 2. We've
met TV teams coming to film a report on the IPCC reports' errors, who
were astonished when they held one of the heavy volumes in hand, having
never even seen it. They told us frankly that they had no way to make
their own judgment; they could only report what they were being told
about it. And there are
well-organized lobby forces with proper PR skills that make sure these journalists are being told the "right" story.
