Subject:  Re Retraction of quote attributed to Dr. Richard Stevens....
Date:     Thu, 17 Jul 1997 081807 -0500 (CDT)
From:     Clas Tegenfeldt <tegen@bemi.se>
To:       Multiple recipients of list <emf-l@mail.llion.org>
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Hi EMF-L fellows, I would like to comment on the following:

At 19:15 1997-07-15 -0500, Roy Beavers wrote:
>Hi everybody:
>
>Dr. Richard Stevens has advised me that he DID NOT write the letter
>to the NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE as stated in the following
>press release from EMFACTS of Australia.....  And ....He does NOT
>identify with the quotes attributed to him.

I believe this is disturbingly common. I have myself been misquoted by
journalists, but since I /also/ personally know some journalists I would
also like to make sure everybody knows how easy it is for a subject/source
to change his/her mind after an interview or let misinterpretations pass=20
even when allowed to see the material before publishing. Memory can in
some instances be selective or adjusted. Very common is also editing
problems, something I hate happening my articles, some editor thinks
a part of the text is wrong and adjusts a word here or a comma there,
and in the process changes the whole meaning of the message.

Please also bear in mind the power play many scientists are involved=20
in contrary to what they want, many cannot say what they think if they
are to get more money.=20

Whatever the cause don't let it make you miss the information itself.
I would like to urge everyone to read the message again and look at the
information contained in it, it is quite valuable.

>Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 03:01:59 -0500 (CDT)
>To: Multiple recipients of list 
>Subject: Australian Press Release....
>
>Hi everybody:
>
>Don Maisch has modified his press release for tomorrow slightly,
>to take in comments he received.....  The "changes" are actually
>additions.  No change at all in the thrust of his release......
..
> The NCI Study; putting a spin on science
..

I would like to stress that I do /not/ know anything about what happened in=
=20
this case, but just want to make a point of never accusing anyone without=20
knowing the whole thing.

As we /all/ know Don Maisch (EMFACTS) has done a lot of good work against
the EMF powers so let him have a chance will ya=B4?

Clas Tegenfeldt       ,,,
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