Ever since they classified the world’s most widely used herbicide as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” a team of international scientists at the World Health Organization’s cancer research group has been under withering attack by the agrichemical industry and its surrogates. In a front-page series titled “The Monsanto Papers,” the French
Reuters Vs. UN Cancer Agency: Are Corporate Ties Influencing Science Coverage?
One key weapon in industry’s arsenal has been the reporting of Kate Kelland, a veteran Reuters reporter based in London.