I'm sorry, this is gonna be a rant but I needed to vent to people who I thought might understand.
My first article ever was reporting from a stem cell conference and rather than take the words of the experts as verbatim, I researched the subject fairly thoroughly to offer a balanced perspective and also made sure to side with neither side of the debate. I try to be even-handed and subjective and would never intentionally antagonise either side.
Imagine my surprise to discover my article had been linked to as part of an argument on a pro-life debate. *So far, so good, I don't mind people referencing what I've researched carefully*.
What's really burned me is that someone has taken my article entirely out of context and flamed me without any good reason. Seriously, it's really riling me up.
To quote:
Oh, and I don't work for Geron- I'm fairly sure I could actually afford to buy shiny things if I did!
My first article ever was reporting from a stem cell conference and rather than take the words of the experts as verbatim, I researched the subject fairly thoroughly to offer a balanced perspective and also made sure to side with neither side of the debate. I try to be even-handed and subjective and would never intentionally antagonise either side.
Imagine my surprise to discover my article had been linked to as part of an argument on a pro-life debate. *So far, so good, I don't mind people referencing what I've researched carefully*.
What's really burned me is that someone has taken my article entirely out of context and flamed me without any good reason. Seriously, it's really riling me up.
To quote:
and:Oy ~ it's apparent article writer (from link provided by you) is either a hired-gun talking-head for big pharma (Geron, maybe?) or she's simply too lazy to have actually ''researched' ~ I suspect she was manipulated via spoon-fed sound-bytes & she happily pats herself on the back for a catchy title ~ she's done no more than perpetuate dis-information. What a tool
So here's where you talk me off the ledge people! Do I go and write a polite but snide reponse or will that be professionally damaging in the long run? (And yeah, I know, I need a thicker skin!)Unlike [me], whose journalistic endeavor is suspect at best, I've done research, *considerable* research ~ I hope you'll take a gander at: http://adultstemcelltherapy.ning.com/
Oh, and I don't work for Geron- I'm fairly sure I could actually afford to buy shiny things if I did!