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"Stories of foreign provenance may be especially resonant in media outlets (such as intellectual newspapers) favored by people who live in glamorous international cities. The sociologist Robert K. Merton argued that there are really two kinds of people in the world: cosmopolitans (who orient themselves to the whole world) and locals (who orient themselves to their village or town).25 The cosmopolitans have a culture shared over the whole world." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.) "And yet the people who write for these media outlets certainly do keep an eye on each other's stories. That is one of the tricks that they learn as professionals. Of course reporters of the news, especially the serious news, feel an obligation to read the news from other countries, so as not to miss an important piece of news. But, beyond this, reporters learn from experience that an excellent way to produce good copy is to piggyback on others' successes." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.)

"Other similar tests initiated by media outlets in other parts of the country found lead in lipstick to be about four times the FDA safety limit for lead in candy sold in stores. (11) Lead as an unlabeled ingredient or contaminant has also been found in lip glosses and lip conditioners. And the longer-lasting a lipstick is advertised as, the higher the level of lead the lipstick is likely to contain. This is bad news for most women and for the two-thirds of girls ten years old and younger who experiment with lip products." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"Mike Adams—a consumer advocate and investigative health journalist for whom I have enormous respect— launched a grassroots campaign by readers to demand retractions, corrections, or clarifications from major media outlets "all of which," he says, "printed incorrect, incomplete, or misleading statements concerning the results [of the study]." "If you're going to count the results of all the women who don't take the supplements, why not simply launch the study, give vitamins to no one, then announce the conclusion that vitamins don't work?" asks Adams." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"In the end, I was disappointed that two of the nation's leading media outlets (ABC News and Time magazine, who organized the event) would orchestrate such a shameless PR opportunity for leading food companies. What was the point, exactly, of an all-industry panel with no opposing viewpoints and a "moderator" who asked no challenging questions?" - Michele Simon, Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back (Get the book.)

"Though mindshare is inherently limited, and new media outlets don't tend to gain mass audiences, a "long tail" of bloggers and multimedia users—as Wired magazine editor Chris Anderson calls it—is developing smaller, loyal audiences and becoming part of a global conversation. Media circulates through social networks with many dynamic nodes and connections, repeatedly shared rather than wholly consumed. This world conversation has broad implications for the social and political consciousness of the next generations—our children and grandchildren." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"The Direct-To-Consumer fiasco By 1997, the FDA was poised to reauthorize direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising, allowing drug companies to invade television, magazines, newspapers, and other mass media outlets with full-page advertisements for prescription drugs aimed squarely at consumers." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"These have included the swarm of low-fat diet authors that proliferated during the eighties and nineties, numerous well-meaning but highly misguided 'consumer advocacy' groups and, of course, the countless ratings-hungry media outlets that have run alarmist stories about saturated fats and cholesterol over the years. While the list of published low-fat diet authors runs longer than the Mississippi, the most famous and influential is unquestionably the late Nathan Pritikin." - Anthony Colpo, The Great Cholesterol Con: Why Everything You've been Told About Cholesterol, Diet and Heart Disease is Wrong (Get the book.)

"Five days after the above article was published by the Post, the paper ran another article under its "Findings" section, which contains brief news accounts by various media outlets of recent scientific discoveries. The five-paragraph news item titled "Researchers Link a Protein to Depression" is another good example of why America remains clueless about the fraud of psychiatric diagnosing." - Kelly Patricia O'Meara, Psyched Out: How Psychiatry Sells Mental Illness and Pushes Pills That Kill (Get the book.)

"In addition, the popular "got milk" campaign continues to reach children at school and through such kid-focused media outlets as Nickelodeon and the Cartoon Network. These activities are far from small-scale; in 1999, "Chef Combo's Fantastic Adventures," an "educational" (marketing) set of lesson plans produced by the dairy industry, "was placed in 76% of preschool kindergarten sites nationally." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

"Monsanto Falls on Its Posilac Sword The Monsanto press release announcement was low-key—mailed to dairy farmers and a few agricultural media outlets on Friday, December 19th, 2003. It certainly was not the news Monsanto wanted to herald. The biotechnology giant said it was "accepting no new customers," anticipating a 15% "shortfall" of Posilac (rBGH) supplies for the next "several months." That meant dairy farmers could expect to receive no more than 85% of what they had previously used on a monthly average." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.)

"Moreover, Gillmor urges corporate media and corporations to embrace and collaborate with citizen media outlets —not fight against them. He offers advice to corporate media participants and lays out new rules of conduct for everyone from PR flacks to CEOs: "Make sure your Web site has everything a journalist might need ... Post or link to what your people say publicly, and to what is said about you. When your CEO or other top official gives an interview, transcribe it and post in on the Web site. If it's an interview being broadcast, put the audio or video online as well ..." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"Several media outlets were represented, including: WJLA-TV, CNN, WUSA-TV, FOX 5, Associated Press, Fairchild Publications, Tribune Broadcast, Christian Broadcast Network, and ADA news The video monitoring service has indicated the following broadcasts so far: 1. There were more than 200 television and radio news reports. 2. Of these 200, 75 to 80 mentioned milk as one of the 12 products listed. 3. Only four news reports expanded on milk. One discussed BGH/BST, three discussed DDT These were the NBC affiliates in Atlanta, Hartford and San Diego and the ABC affiliate in Detroit." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.)

"The ACNP task force's report went to the major media outlets and was heard across the nation. Time magazine noted that the ACNP, "having reviewed the data, says the link to suicide is weak and that the drugs' benefits outweigh the risks." - Dr. Timothy Scott, America Fooled: The Truth About Antidepressants, Antipsychotics and How We've Been Deceived (Get the book.)

"Other media outlets characterized the policy as representing a complete about-face from the ABA's earlier strenuous opposition to the idea of imposing any restrictions on in-school soda purchases. For example, an editorial in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Coca-Cola's hometown paper) opined: "The announcement this week by the American Beverage Association represents a reversal by the industry, which had been fighting legislative efforts to ban soft drinks from school vending machines." - Michele Simon, Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back (Get the book.) "While media outlets often reference front groups without identifying their corporate backers, you can sometimes discover the flinders by simply clicking the "About Us" tab. 7. When the identities of a front group's funders remain unclear, certain key buzzwords can tip you off. The Coalition for a Healthy and Active America, for instance, is fond of slogans like "commitment to fitness," "freedom to choose," and "responsible and realistic solutions"45—phrases taken right out of the food lobby's playbook. 8." - Michele Simon, Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back (Get the book.)

"These media outlets are controlled by the drug industry, the food industry, and the oil companies. It has been proven repeatedly that the information coming from the media is biased and slanted because of the financial conflicts of interests that exist. You cannot believe doctors, medical clinics, or hospitals. Doctors are only trained in drugs and surgery. They are trained by the drug companies and pharmaceutical industry itself. They are legal drug pushers. They only tell you what they know. Most importantly, they only tell you what they sell!" - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.) "I have heard with my own ears how Big Pharma, the food industry, and the oil industry are working together with governments and media outlets around the world. I have been in over sixty countries, yet there are no stamps of evidence in any of my passports. I have been to Area 51 in Nevada. (This top secret military installation is still denied to exist by the U.S. government.) This is where much of our technology has been developed. Area 51 houses most extraterrestrial artifacts, including a working spacecraft and dead alien bodies. I've seen these things with my own two eyes." - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.)

"Likewise, it pleases me that a number of astute reporters from the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and other media outlets also are covering this important story. Moreover, my fellow intrepid bloggers and self-appointed weight-loss experts Jimmy Moore, Regina Wilshire, Julia Havey, and Dana Carpender deserve more praise. I'm also especially grateful to my very dear, perceptive friend Tom Smaldone, a savvy former journalist, who eagerly read and critiqued every chapter as soon as I wrote it." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"While the major media outlets were predictably quick to celebrate the move, you only had to read the fine print to discover it was window dressing. The company merely eliminated its "supersize," 7-ounce french fries while maintaining the "large" 6-ounce portion, which is still signif-icandy bigger than the original 2.4-ounce portion that McDonald's began serving in the 1950s. Also, the available soda sizes would still range from 12 ounces to a whopping 32 ounces." - Michele Simon, Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back (Get the book.)

"Research found in other medical journals makes it to popular media outlets less frequently. But there are other ways to get medical information into the mass media. Being sensational and being willing to spend lots of money on marketing can work wonders. Promotion by Drug Companies New York gynecologist Dr. Robert A. Wilson believed that spreading the hormone replacement message was so important that he quit his private practice, established the Wilson Research Foundation and began working on a book which he hoped would widely educate the public." - Dr. Timothy Scott, America Fooled: The Truth About Antidepressants, Antipsychotics and How We've Been Deceived (Get the book.)

"Despite the fact they frequently stand on very shaky scientific ground, the orthodox medical industry has also wooed the favor of the main media outlets in this country so they always get the last word in any argument. I tell my patients that every major medical journal and surgical specialty journal contains at least one nutrition-based article in virtually every issue. The problem is that doctors do not read them. Instead, they focus on articles concerning the newest surgical techniques, diagnostic tests, or expensive drug treatments." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets (Get the book.)

"Write a letter to your local politicians, newspapers and other media outlets, telling them how you feel about the difficulties of finding non-poisoned food in your area. g Eat wild foods. h Plant fruiting plants and trees wherever you legally can and enjoy the harvest each year, i Consider moving to a better location where higher-quality foods are available. j Contact the gardening advocacy group: Food Not Lawns. HOW TO USE THE SUNFOOD TRIANGLE The charts provided in this lesson become applicable when 70-100% of your food intake consists of raw food." - David Wolfe, The Sunfood Diet Success System (Get the book.)

"Company-sponsored advisory boards supply the 'independent experts' for these stories, consumer groups provide the 'victims', and PR companies provide media outlets with the positive spin about the latest 'breakthrough' medications.17 The scale of pharma means that healthcare priorities are established on the assumption that the interests of the drug companies and the desires of patients are identical. There is considerable overlap, as we have seen, but in important respects, they come into conflict." - Jacky Law, Big Pharma: Exposing the Global Healthcare Agenda (Get the book.)

"Magazines, radio and TV ads, and other media outlets were flooded with propaganda (backed by the AHA) stating that polyunsaturated oils were much healthier than saturated fats. The government entered the arena in a big way when its scientists, working under the auspices of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, endorsed the view that saturated fats were the main culprit in heart disease. Unfortunately, these studies did not take into account the high trans fatty acid contents of the diets studied." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets (Get the book.)

"Unfortunately, our media outlets are owned by such a small club that there is little freedom of the press, and great fear of the advertisers. So, it would be a big surprise today if one of these periodicals were to step out of line and show some courage about food poisons. Until the press wakes up from its corporately induced coma, consumers could be a key lever in pressuring the major national magazines to make a progressive move and take a stand for public safety." - Will Allen, The War on Bugs (Get the book.)

"Time Warner AOL owns most of the major media outlets in the developed world, and apart from Murdoch-owned interests, all the major outlets in North America. It owns the Time-Life group, CNN and all its subsidiary news companies, all the Warner Brothers interests, including the film studios and companies, as well as their television outlets, and somewhere in the region of 80 magazines. The magazines include a number that deal with women, health and medicine, including, specifically: Parenting, Baby Talk, Health, Hippocrates, Weight Watchers, Popular Science, Food and Wine." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.) "All of this is important in the case of HRT, because when an HRT product gets into trouble, producers are able to draw not only upon the Chase Manhattan Bank, the major financial pillar in the Rockefeller empire, on senior politicians,11 and a great clutch of vulturous aged lawyers, but also on countless powerful public relations, media, advertising and communications groups, which have ready and global access to thousands of media outlets." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.)

"Blogs even started overtaking traditional media outlets as a source of breaking news and real-time commentary in some cases, with blogging occasionally referred to as "citizen journalism." In recent years, blogs have been one of the fastest-growing phenomena on the Internet, providing access to a broad array of insights and tips on virtually any topic, including consumer finance and personal investing. But the explosion in content has also made it difficult to track down or isolate information that is especially useful or relevant." - Michael J. Panzner, Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future from Four Impending Catastrophes (Get the book.) "In the blink of an eye, media outlets around the country, which only months earlier had heralded a long-term property boom, suddenly turned cautious and reported all sorts of bad news. In places like Nevada, Colorado, and Florida, once the hottest real estate markets in the country, sentiment turned abruptly sour as vacancies, inventories, mortgage arrears, and foreclosures soared. Stories also circulated about would-be speculators who walked away from hefty down payments because of falling prices." - Michael J. Panzner, Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future from Four Impending Catastrophes (Get the book.)

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