Prof Jack Heinemann on vaccines, climate, power, and GMOs

http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2014/15651-prof-jack-
heinemann-on-vaccines-climate-power-and-gmos

 18 September 2014.

The latest tactics of the GMO lobby are designed to mislead

In two articles below, Prof Jack Heinemann challenges popular GMO lobby memes and dishonest PR tactics.

In the first article, Prof Heinemann takes on Monsanto PR woman Janice Person over her suggestion that opposition to GMOs is comparable to opposition to vaccines. He also explains why opposition to GMOs is not equivalent to "climate denial".

In the second article, Prof Heinemann asks whether attacks on Reuters journalist Carey Gillam by the blogger Keith Kloor and the former Vice President for Food & Agriculture of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), Val Giddings, have any credibility. Gillam has fallen foul of these people because she presents both sides of the GMO issue.

1. Vaccine and climate as sophistry on GMOs
2. If it weren’t for false balance there’d be no balance at all

1. Vaccine and climate as sophistry on GMOs

by Jack Heinemann

Rightbiotech, 13 Sept 2014
http://rightbiotech.tumblr.com/post/97339408195/vaccine-and-climate-as-sophistry-on-gmos

2. If it weren’t for false balance there’d be no balance at all

by Jack Heinemann

Academic Freedom Aotearoa
18 September, 2014
http://academicfreedom.kiwi.nz/2014/09/werent-balance-thered/#

A recent exchange over at Twitter illustrates what can happen when expression of controversial opinions causes conflict in the media. In this episode, those serving as critic and conscience of society are not the direct targets. Instead, the journalist becomes the target for having mentioned that these other opinions exist.