Exclusive: Professor who downplayed oil spill has fed gov contracts, page 1
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Topic started on 19-11-2010 @ 08:05 AM by wcitizen

Exclusive: Professor who downplayed oil spill has fed gov contracts


www.rawstory.com
Quoted in scores of news outlets, appearing on dozens of network news programs and even landing a guest spot on The Late Show with David Letterman, oil spill expert Ed Overton has been a ubiquitous presence in the media throughout the Gulf oil spill disaster. ......

Yet in nearly every media appearance, and even during congressional testimony, Overton, an environmental chemist, has omitted this long-term, high-level contracting position for the federal government through LSU, a Raw Story investigation has found.


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reply posted on 19-11-2010 @ 09:45 AM by rogerstigers
reply to post by Maxmars



Indeed. An un-vetted or non-dislaimed source is really no better than the multitude of anonymous sources flooding the airwaves. In fact, with the news playing in the background this morning, I was amused by how many stories were told that had ZERO crediting of sources. If you are a talking head on TV nowadays, anything you say is suddenly true, even if you make it up. (just don't get caught by someone more influential!)
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