An American Scientist Naomi Oreskes, has noted that statements from scientists are so greatly disconnected from the media in the USA, because journalists unknowingly and inaccurately repeat what was said.
Oreskes was explaining a point regarding the possible reasons for the influence of climate sceptics, when she took part in a panel discussion at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum, along with Bob Ward from the Grantham
Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the Former BBC Journalist Alexander Kirby.
This year's Forum taking place in Bonn, Germany is on the theme: "The Heat is On - Climate Change and the Media."
Oreskes said the media treated the topic like a pure scientific debate, although it was grounded ideologically.
"Global warming is no longer a debate - it's a proven fact," said Oreskes.
She said the so-called climate sceptics are nothing but "contrarians" and can't be taken seriously because their critique isn't scientifically based.
According to Oreskes, these are the same people who didn't want to believe that the consumption of tobacco had negative effects.
Bob Ward claims the media in the UK are ignorant in their interviews.
The Scientist said it is astounding how many of the journalists don't know "the difference between fact and fiction".
But he also conceded that there have been grave mistakes made by researchers.
"The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) is too slow in correcting the faults," said Ward, and called for scientists to handle their findings and knowledge responsibly.
IPCC assesses the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of the risk of human induced climate change.
Alexander Kirby says he himself is a "climate sceptic", because he is a Journalist and "serious journalism is always sceptical".
Kirby noted that there are serious theorists among the sceptics - and those are the people who need to be involved in the debate.
"But the majority has never written a scientific article," he said.
However, journalists shouldn't try to satisfy everyone. There are some topics where the media can't be neutral.
"Apartheid is an immoral system and there is nothing to be said in its favour," said Kirby.
"It's not our job to inject a spurious, mythical balance into an unbalanced reality."
Approximately 1,500 people from 95 countries are participating in the third Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum. Co-host of the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum is the Foundation for International Dialogue of the Sparkasse in Bonn.
The convention is also supported by Germany's Federal Foreign Office, the Family, Women and Integration Ministry of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia, European Funds for Regional Development, the city of Bonn,
DHL, the KSB Group and Faber-Castell.
From Boakye-Dankwa Boadi, GNA Special Correspondent, Bonn, German