Newsweak throws out the stops – and journalism 101 – to go after what he called “Global Warming Deniers“. The only problem is that the editors must have been out to lunch as the factchecking is sadly lacking.

Marc Morano of the US Senate Committee on Environmental and Public Works writes:

“Newsweek Magazine‚Äôs cover story of August 13, 2007 entitled, ‚ÄúThe Truth About Denial‚Äù contains very little that could actually be considered balanced, objective or fair by journalistic standards. (LINK)

The one-sided editorial, masquerading as a “news article,” was written by Sharon Begley with Eve Conant, Sam Stein and Eleanor Clift and Matthew Philips and purports to examine the “well-coordinated, well-funded campaign by contrarian scientists, free-market think tanks and industry has created a paralyzing fog of doubt around climate change.”

The only problem is — Newsweek knew better. Reporter Eve Conant, who interviewed Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), the Ranking Member of the Environment & Public Works Committee, was given all the latest data proving conclusively that it is the proponents of man-made global warming fears that enjoy a monumental funding advantage over the skeptics. (A whopping $50 BILLION to a paltry $19 MILLION for skeptics ‚Äì Yes, that is BILLION to MILLION – see below )

This week‚Äôs ‚Äúnews article‚Äù in Newsweek follows the Magazine‚Äôs October 23, 2006 article which admitted the error of their ways in the 1970‚Äôs when they predicted dire global cooling.”

Read the rest and you’ll see why I’ve given NewsWeak has the name it deserves.