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Monsanto Spin Doctors Target Cancer Scientist In Flawed Reuters Story

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    Monsanto Spin Doctors Target Cancer Scientist In Flawed Reuters Story

    Monsanto Spin Doctors Target Cancer Scientist In Flawed Reuters Story

    From the Huffington Post by Carey Gillam

    Excerpt

    In a well-orchestrated and highly coordinated media coup, Monsanto Co. and friends this week dropped a bombshell on opponents who are seeking to prove that the company”s beloved Roundup herbicide causes cancer.

    A widely circulated story published June 14 in the global news outlet Reuters (for which I formerly worked) laid out what appeared to be a scandalous story of hidden information and a secretive scientist, “exclusive” revelations that the story said could have altered a critical 2015 classification that associated Monsanto”s Roundup to cancer and triggered waves of lawsuits against Monsanto.

    It was a blockbuster of a story, and was repeated by news organizations around the globe, pushed by press releases from Monsanto-backed organizations and trumpeted by industry allies like the American Chemistry Council.

    It was also flawed and misleading in a number of critical respects.

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