http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/25347/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/washington-post-wonkblog-clarifies-outrageous-alcohol-stat <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Original article claims heaviest drinkers in U.S. consume more than 10 drinks per day. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/joseph-rossell">Joseph Rossell</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">The Washington Post’s Wonkblog backpedalled slightly after being accused of making questionable claims about alcohol consumption patterns in the United States. Wonkblog published a second piece Oct. 3, clarifying the statistics from the<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/09/25/think-you-drink-a-lot-this-chart-will-tell-you/"> Sept. 25, article</a>.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/washington-post-wonkblog-clarifies-outrageous-alcohol-stat" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Health Media alcohol alcohol consumption data journalism drinking heavy drinking NIAAA philip cook Statistics substance abuse Trevor Butterworth Washington Post wonkblog Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:44:23 +0000 julia.seymour 47368 at http://archive2.mrc.org