Should you believe 60 Minutes' story on Chevron in Ecuador -- or Chevron's?

FLAprogressive

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Tue May-12-09 11:33 AM
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Should you believe 60 Minutes' story on Chevron in Ecuador -- or Chevron's?

"Oil giant Chevron had a unique response to a story assembled by 60 Minutes hotshot Scott Pelley on allegations that its facilities in Ecuador purchased from Texaco years ago are now polluting an area the size of Rhode Island.

Chevron hired an ex-CNN newsman to create their own report.

The New York Times reported Sunday that Gene Randall (left), a former reporter who left CNN in 2001, spent six months developing a report that is something of a mirror image of Pelley's account, except it is focused, Randall says, 'to tell (Chevron's) side of the story.' "

http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2009/05/dueling-stories-should-you-believe-60-minutes-story-on-chevron-in-ecuador-or-chevrons.html

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Gotta love fake journalism and astroturfing.....

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EFerrari

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Tue May-12-09 11:37 AM
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1. No kidding. Iirc, Greg Palast also did a report on this story

Edited on Tue May-12-09 11:45 AM by EFerrari

and from Ecuador. I just saw the video replayed on Link but here's Amy reporting it in 2007.

http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/27/greg_palast_reports_on_the_battle

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FLAprogressive

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Tue May-12-09 11:40 AM
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2. good link....I'll have to check that out.

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