World's Largest Media Source Controlled by World's Largest Drug Company

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World's Largest Media Source Controlled by World's Largest Drug Company

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By Dr. Joseph Mercola

Reuters supplies the global business community and news media with a range

of products including real-time financial data, transaction systems, access to

numeric and textual historical databases, news and pictures. In my view they

are the strongest news collection agency in the world, and they supply the

majority of the news you hear on the radio, see on TV or read in the paper.

They are also a major source of news for my Web site and _my blog_

(http://articles.mercola.com/blog) .

Three years ago Glaxo Wellcome-SmithKline merged with Beecham to create the

_world's largest drug company_

(http://articles.mercola.com/2000/feb/13/pfizer_warner_lambert.htm) . This

company is one of the primary distributors of

_hepatitis B vaccine_

(http://articles.mercola.com/2002/jan/23/hepatitis_vaccine.htm) , which I

frequently warn about.

Well, a Texas attorney provided me with some documentation that shows a

strong link between Glaxo and Reuters. As shown on the _GlaxoSmithKline Web

site_

(http://www.gsk.com/about/boardofdirectors.htm) , Sir Christopher Hogg is

Glaxo's non-executive chairman. Sir Christopher Hogg was born in 1936 and has

an

MBA from Harvard. Interestingly, _Sir Christopher_

(http://about.reuters.com/csr/corporategovernance/board/christopherhogg.asp) is

also the non-executive

chairman at Reuters.

It does not take much intelligence to understand that Reuters, the world's

primary source of news information, is heavily prejudiced in favor of the drug

company. We have a major uphill battle to fight against these forces.

Fortunately, the Internet and technology has seriously leveled the playing

field

and is one of the primary reasons why I remain highly confident that we are

making more than a dent in the process.

For one, this newsletter is starting to make a difference. Earlier this year

I began promoting _raw milk_

(http://articles.mercola.com/2003/mar/26/pasteurized_milk.htm) and it started

to make a national impact--so much so that an

investigative reporter from the Wall Street Journal did an extensive

interview with me for a recent front-page story on the topic. National Fox News

also

did an extensive interview with me on the same topic. Interestingly, both of

these organizations neglected to include me in their final stories.

The important point to realize though is that this newsletter--and you--are

making a difference. The major national media is starting to pay attention.

They have no choice. We have to capture media attention to expand the message

of health care freedom from the drug company tyranny. SO, please continue to

encourage all your friends and relatives to _sign up for the free newsletter_

(http://www.mercola.com/forms/.htm) so you and your children can

have a healthier future.Related Articles:

_Conflicts of Interest and the Public Trust_

(http://articles.mercola.com/2000/nov/12/conflicts_of_interest.htm)

_Conflicts of Interest and Ethics in Healthcare_

(http://www.mercola.com/article/ethics/)

_More Drug Company Conflict of Interests_

(http://articles.mercola.com/2003/apr/2/drug_companies.htm)

_Conflict of Interests Between Doctors and Drug Companies_

(http://articles.mercola.com/2003/jun/14/conflict_interest.htm)