{"id":1117,"date":"2017-06-19T13:30:58","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T12:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/monsanto-spin-doctors-target-cancer-scientist\/"},"modified":"2019-02-20T18:09:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T17:09:42","slug":"monsanto-spin-doctors-target-cancer-scientist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/de\/monsanto-spin-doctors-target-cancer-scientist\/","title":{"rendered":"Monsanto Spin Doctors target Cancer Scientist In Flawed Reuters Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Carey Gillam &#8211; Huffington Post Blog, 16 June 2017<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-list-component bn-content-list-text text\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;citation&quot;}}\" data-beacon-parsed=\"true\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/594449eae4b0940f84fe2e57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"alternate noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s beloved Roundup herbicide causes cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-list-component bn-content-list-text text\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;citation&quot;}}\" data-beacon-parsed=\"true\">\n<p>A <a class=\"bn-clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigates\/special-report\/glyphosate-cancer-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;lnid&quot;:&quot;widely circulated story&quot;,&quot;mpid&quot;:1,&quot;plid&quot;:&quot;http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigates\/special-report\/glyphosate-cancer-data\/&quot;}}\" data-beacon-parsed=\"true\">widely circulated story<\/a> 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, \u201cexclusive\u201d revelations that the story said could have altered a critical 2015 classification that associated Monsanto\u2019s Roundup to cancer and <a class=\"bn-clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/usrtk.org\/pesticides\/mdl-monsanto-glyphosate-cancer-case-key-documents-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;lnid&quot;:&quot;triggered waves of lawsuits against Monsanto.&quot;,&quot;mpid&quot;:2,&quot;plid&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/usrtk.org\/pesticides\/mdl-monsanto-glyphosate-cancer-case-key-documents-analysis\/&quot;}}\" data-beacon-parsed=\"true\">triggered waves of lawsuits against Monsanto. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-list-component bn-content-list-text text\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;citation&quot;}}\" data-beacon-parsed=\"true\">\n<p>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 <a class=\"bn-clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanchemistry.com\/Media\/PressReleasesTranscripts\/ACC-news-releases\/ACC-Calls-for-Investigation-Into-IARC-Officials.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;lnid&quot;:&quot;trumpeted by industry allies&quot;,&quot;mpid&quot;:3,&quot;plid&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.americanchemistry.com\/Media\/PressReleasesTranscripts\/ACC-news-releases\/ACC-Calls-for-Investigation-Into-IARC-Officials.html&quot;}}\" data-beacon-parsed=\"true\">trumpeted by industry allies<\/a> like the American Chemistry Council.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-list-component bn-content-list-text text\" data-beacon=\"{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;mnid&quot;:&quot;citation&quot;}}\" data-beacon-parsed=\"true\">\n<p>It was also flawed and misleading in a number of critical respects.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/594449eae4b0940f84fe2e57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"alternate noopener\">PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ MORE<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Carey Gillam &#8211; 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