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The introduction to this article states that "Moskowitz has been repeatedly cited as an expert and quoted in national news media about the health risks of mobile phones, electromagnetic fields (EMFs), and related technologies.", followed by 11 citations from various newspapers. That seems like an obvious case of WP:OVERCITE to me, so most of these citation should probably be removed. This is also apparent in later sections of the article.
Another problem with this introduction is that it misrepresents what kind of scientist Moskowitz is and what he is known for. Being quoted in national media is not an achievement in and of itself and should not be mentioned in the introduction of a Wikipedia article. This is especially true in the cases where he is merely acting as an expert source and not discussing his own research. The bigger issue at hand here is that Moskowitz is a mathematician and psychologist, but not a medical health expert or doctor. Writing that he has been 'cited as an expert' on a number of different telecom-related health risks paints the picture that he actually is one, even though he doesn't have any formal qualification in this area.
His only relevant qualification appears to be a directorship at the UC Berkeley Center for Family and Community Health, which holds as of 2019. This seems like a dubious qualification since the center's website has been defunct since 2014 and it has long since stopped its publications. The only extant mentions of it are in a number of Moskowitz' social media profiles and articles where he is quoted as a source.
I think someone needs to take a long and objective look at this page to determine what is true and relevant, and what can go.
Swaggernagger ( talk) 16:33, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
This man is a conspiracy theorist. There should at least be a section criticising him to provide some balance to the article. Friendly Engineer ( talk) 08:49, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
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The introduction to this article states that "Moskowitz has been repeatedly cited as an expert and quoted in national news media about the health risks of mobile phones, electromagnetic fields (EMFs), and related technologies.", followed by 11 citations from various newspapers. That seems like an obvious case of WP:OVERCITE to me, so most of these citation should probably be removed. This is also apparent in later sections of the article.
Another problem with this introduction is that it misrepresents what kind of scientist Moskowitz is and what he is known for. Being quoted in national media is not an achievement in and of itself and should not be mentioned in the introduction of a Wikipedia article. This is especially true in the cases where he is merely acting as an expert source and not discussing his own research. The bigger issue at hand here is that Moskowitz is a mathematician and psychologist, but not a medical health expert or doctor. Writing that he has been 'cited as an expert' on a number of different telecom-related health risks paints the picture that he actually is one, even though he doesn't have any formal qualification in this area.
His only relevant qualification appears to be a directorship at the UC Berkeley Center for Family and Community Health, which holds as of 2019. This seems like a dubious qualification since the center's website has been defunct since 2014 and it has long since stopped its publications. The only extant mentions of it are in a number of Moskowitz' social media profiles and articles where he is quoted as a source.
I think someone needs to take a long and objective look at this page to determine what is true and relevant, and what can go.
Swaggernagger ( talk) 16:33, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
This man is a conspiracy theorist. There should at least be a section criticising him to provide some balance to the article. Friendly Engineer ( talk) 08:49, 25 April 2024 (UTC)