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After Guardian-Trafigura Controversy, British Parliament Debates Laws Gagging Journalists
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| by Molika Ashford, Stinkyjournalism.org |
October 29, 2009 05:02 am EST
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| Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire, and the site where Trafigura dumped waste, the toxicity of which is discussed in the Minton Report. (Creative Commons ShareAlike image -- Credit: Axe, Wikimedia Commons) |
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Two weeks ago a previously silent battle between UK newspaper The Guardian and commodity shipping company Trafigura Beheer BV exploded into the public eye.
After a combination of parliamentary action and a wave of tweeting on the subject, Carter-Ruck, the legal firm representing Trafigura decided to lift a gag order they had won against The Guardian. That Injunction had prevented the paper from publishing the Minton report (available to download here), a...Go to full story
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New Ruling in Chiropractic Libel Suit of Simon Singh
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| by Molika Ashford, Stinkyjournalism.org |
October 21, 2009 1:52 pm EST
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| Image of Science writer, Simon Singh from his Web site. |
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In a new development in the ongoing libel suit of UK journalist Simon Singh by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA), on October 14 a judge reversed the preliminary ruling against Singh, which would have made it extremely difficult for the writer to defend himself.
On September 27, StinkyJournalism wrote about the case. Singh had been sued by the BCA for allegedly defaming them, stating in a commentary in The Guardian that the BCA is “the respectable...Go to full story
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A Thorny Libel Case: NYtimes Blogger takes a stab at the ongoing suit against Simon Singh
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| by Molika Ashford, StinkyJournalism.org |
September 27, 2009 04:01 am EST
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| Simon Singh, pictured above, is being sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association for remarks made about the BCA's promotion of ineffectual and potentially dangerous treatments. |
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NYTimes blogger and evolutionary biologist Olivia Judson opened up a discussion on her blog The Wild Side last Tuesday. Her subject: the ongoing libel suit of journalist Simon Singh by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA).
Singh is being sued by the Association for an article he published in the comment section of The Guardian, "Beware the Spinal Trap". In it, he stated that the BCA promotes ineffective and potentially dangerous treatments for...Go to full story
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Fake Anti-War protest photo of Fonda and Kerry represents classic propaganda fauxtography
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| by Rhonda Roland Shearer, StinkyJournalism.org |
May 28, 2009
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| In 2004, a fauxtographer took two separate photographs of John Kerry and Jane Fonda and put them together in one image in an attempt to "smear" then candidate Kerry, as a 1960's war protester in cahoots with controversial actor, Jane Fonda. Even today, Fonda remains a symbol for issues of 1960-70's anti-war protest. Some believe that Fonda betrayed America and endangered troops during the Viet Nam war era when she chose to met with American POWs at enemy camps. |
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It was June 1971, when Ken Light, snapped the young John Kerry at an anti-war rally in New York state. Jane Fonda never even attended, but that won't stop a fauxtographer from changing "history" years later.
In 2004, Light's image--now doctored--suddenly appeared as campaign propaganda. If seeing is believing then what the altered image says, loud and clear, is that then candidate John Kerry was in cahoots with Jane Fonda. Actor Fonda, an anti-war...Go to full story
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‘We Never Make Mistakes’:
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| Jared Diamond & David Remnick echo Stalinist police defending New Yorker article |
| by Alan Bisbort |
May 21, 2009
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| David Remnick surely knows the old Soviet Union's adage pulled out in the face of evidence of wrong-doing...so why does he apply such backwater denials to obvious and demonstrable factual errors in Jared Diamond's New Yorker essay? See “Annals of Anthropology:Vengeance Is Ours: What can tribal societies tell us about our need to get even?” April 21, 2008 issue.
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This is #2 in a Series of StinkyJournalism.org blog posts that respond to Jared Diamond’s and New Yorker’s exclusive statements to Science magazine, published May 15, 2009. Blog post #2 is by journalist and guest blogger, Alan Bisbort. (Read summaries about the controvery and the $10 million libel suit against New Yorker and Diamond in AP and Chronicle of Higher Ed ).
As I read Michael Balter’s detailed account of the scandal involving Jared...Go to full story
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AU Sunday Telegraph pays politician for mistakenly publishing fake nude photos...that hurt her election bid
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| by Rhonda Roland Shearer, StinkyJournalism.org |
May 20, 2009
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| NUDE PHOTOS WEREN'T OF PAULINE HANSON: Earlier in the year, Hanson lost an election after nude photos were captioned as depicting the candidate at age 19 and published by an Australian newspaper, the Sunday Telegraph. WAToday.com.au reports that "Dr Meiya Sutisno at the University of Technology Sydney" did a scientific analysis and concludes "the nude photographs are not Pauline Hanson." Photo: Edwina Pickles |
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WAToday.com.au announced that the Australian Sunday Telegraph paid a "undisclosed settlement" and published a page two apology for libeling politician Pauline Hanson. The wrongly attributed nude photos were said to be depicting the candidate at age 19. The Telegraph published the scandalous images right before an election --which she ended up losing.
See Stinkyjournalim's earlier coverage in March 2009--"Woman Victimized by Fauxtography: Queensland...Go to full story
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'17 killed,' '29 more killings': Jared Diamond 'stands by' New Yorker revenge story and gives the illusion of precision
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| by Rhonda Roland Shearer, StinkyJournalism.org |
May 18, 2009
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| MURDER HE WROTE? Yours truly, Rhonda R. Shearer as depicted in Science magazine, alongside, former Papua New Guinea (PNG) World Wildlife Fund employee and indigenous person Daniel Wemp. Jared Diamond claims in his dramatic tale published by The New Yorker last year, that Wemp was a blood "thirsty" "killer" responsible for organizing "about 30 killings" during 1992-1995 -- an account for which Wemp served as his sole, unverified source.
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This is #1 in a Series of StinkyJournalism.org blog posts that will respond to Jared Diamond’s and New Yorker’s exclusive statements to Science magazine, published May 15, 2009...
Judging by the quotations attributed to Jared Diamond in last week’s breakthrough news report in Science magazine, "'Vengeance' Bites Back At Jared Diamond," denial is not just a river in Egypt.
Michael Balter, who scored the interview exclusives with both Diamond and New...Go to full story
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Science Magazine Reporter Scores Exclusive Interviews:
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| Wins Jared Diamond and New Yorker Mag's First Response to Tribesmens' Lawsuit |
| by Rhonda Roland Shearer, StinkyJournalism.org |
May 15, 2009
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| Jared Diamond is shown here in a still from a National Geographic series, based upon his best-selling book, Guns Germs and Steel. Diamond wrote an "Annals of Anthropology" essay in the New Yorker last year that accuses Papua New Guinea tribesmen, Henep Isum of being a Ombal tribal leader who organized revenge killing from 1992-1995 in Papua New Guinea. The problem was none of this was true. He wasn't even an Ombal and he served his community as a village peace officer during 1992-1995. New Yorkers famed fact checkers provide no evidence of ever attempting to contact Mr. Mandingo before publication. Now he is suing in pursuit of an apology and retraction of what he calls "lies." Now the courts will decide.
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Science Magazine reporter, Michael Balter, scored a coup. The Press has tried--and failed --since the April 20, 2009 filing of a libel lawsuit in New York State Court by Papua New Guinea tribesmen, to get interviews with Jared Diamond and The New Yorker Magazine.
The media sought comments regarding the libel allegations and StinkyJournalism.org's report on the numerous errors found in Diamond's New Yorker essay, April 21, 2008, about revenge killings where he...Go to full story
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In ForeignPolicy.com: Papua New Guineans Are Depicted Wearing War-Paint and Carrying Arrows While Filing Serious Lawsuit
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| by Rhonda Roland Shearer, StinkyJournalism.org |
April 30, 2009
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| Why is it when the media want to depict people in Papua New Guinea, they frequently use images of traditional costumes, instead of western street clothing? Traditional tribal dress is most often only used for celebrations, special anniversary occasions or tourists--just like in our country. Our general population in the USA is never represented by, say, traditional pilgrim costumes from our history or, even Navy Seals with black grease on their faces. Yet, here it is again...ForeignPolicy.com selects to represent the legal action and claims-- brought forth by two New Guinea men that wear western street clothes--as timeless bow and arrow-carrying savages. |
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UPDATE: 5/1/2009: ForeignPolicy.com, without comment, removed the offensive image shown above from its article . StinkyJournalism informed FP that long-time Papua New Guinea (PNG) resident and anthropologist, Nancy Sullivan noted the tribesmen in the photo weren't even from PNG, but from West Papua, Indonesian province. Sullivan wrote: "The image on the FP blog page is from West Papua, not PNG. [Apparently] All savage black people are the same" [to them].
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India TV Apologizes For Giving False Impression Spirtual Leader is Terrorist
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| by Rhonda Roland Shearer, StinkyJournalism.org |
April 10, 2009
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| Photos of peace-loving His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin were used by India TV to illustrate the wedding ceremony of an infamous Taliban terrorist, Baitullah Mehsud. Protests by followers quickly led to India TV's apology. |
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Context can be everything. India TV apologized for their April 6th broadcast about Taliban terrorist Baitullah Mehsud's re-marriage in Waziristan, Afghanistan that included, out of context, photos of His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin.
The network's selection of generic images of the "venerable spiritual leader" Dr. Burhanuddin performing a wedding-related ceremony--called a "nikah" --caused the problem as it gave the false...Go to full story
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