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BMJ, Brian Deer file anti-SLAPP motion against Andrew Wakefield

Sunday, March 11th, 2012

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CBS Pulls Attkisson From CPAC Award Event

Friday, February 10th, 2012

Sharyl Attkisson, CBS journalist best known here for her bias towards those promoting autism as a vaccine injury, was slated to accept an award Thursday from Accuracy In Media (AIM). This was discussed on Left Brain/Right Brain recently. Media Matters is reporting CBS Pulls Attkisson From CPAC Award Event. CBS still accepted the award, though: [...]

Sharyl Attkisson to receive media award

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Sharyl Attkisson has been one of the less reliable members of the media when it comes to the autism/vaccine discussion. She promotes the purported link, defended Andrew Wakefield and gave David Kirby (of Evidence of Harm fame) a platform to promote his views. For example. Recall a few years back when the Hornig study (Lack [...]

Mother Jones: Rep. Dan Burton’s Legacy: Lots of Sick Kids

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Dan Burton, representative to the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana announced today he would not seek re-election this year. Mother Jones has an article to mark the end of Dan Burton’s career in congress: Rep. Dan Burton’s Legacy: Lots of Sick Kids. The link says a lot “rep-dan-burton-goodbye-and-good-riddance”. Stephanie Mencimer of Mother Jones starts [...]

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