For shame, NPR On The Media recycles David Segal’s bogus squishy stats show
Oh no, the return of squishy. Why, oh, why is On the Media recycling David Segal’s discredited bed bug story?
Category: Squishy
WashPo comes clean
The Washington Post has posted a correction. Continue reading
Make it right, WashPo!
This was our letter to the Washington Post last week. Continue reading
We heard from Howard!
“What I can tell you is that the revised year-end number for 2007 of all bed bug complaints was 1,720 and that our Chief Exterminator says that in his experience about 70% of cases reported there is actual infestation.” Continue reading
The Case of the Incredibly Squishy Bed Bug Stats
Why do we care that the Washington Post dismissed the bed bug problem in New York City? Continue reading
Waiting for Howard
Today we wait for New York City Housing Authority spokesman Howard Marder to confirm the numbers cited for public housing infestations in David Segal’s Washington Post piece. Continue reading
NYC’s bed bug math problem
This is how New York City’s bed bug statistics have appeared in recent press articles. Continue reading