{"id":11860,"date":"2013-07-29T09:29:29","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T13:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/collideascape\/?p=11860"},"modified":"2013-07-29T09:29:29","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T13:29:29","slug":"a-refreshing-freshly-squeezed-gmo-story-in-the-nyt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/?p=11860","title":{"rendered":"A Refreshing, Freshly Squeezed GMO Story in the NYT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> 
<a href="https://www.secpeinvestments.com/home/">https://www.secpeinvestments.com/home/</a> There is so much to admire about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/07\/28\/science\/a-race-to-save-the-orange-by-altering-its-dna.html?hp&amp;smid=tw-share&amp;_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">this <em>New York Times<\/em> story<\/a> by Amy Harmon I don&#8217;t know where to begin. [<strong> <a href="http://masterfacilitator.com/salesfacilitation/">http://masterfacilitator.com/salesfacilitation/</a> UPDATE:<\/strong> This\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2013\/07\/29\/genetically-modified-food-that.html\" target=\"_blank\">insightful take<\/a> by Maggie Koerth-Baker at <em>Boing Boing-<\/em>-which I excerpt below&#8211;captures what is remarkable about the piece.] So let&#8217;s start with a tweet from <em>National Geographic&#8217;s<\/em> executive environment editor Dennis Dimick:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p> 
<a href="https://dentalprovidence.com/dental-fillings/">Klonopin For Sale Online</a> Must Read: A Race to Save the Orange by Altering Its <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23DNA&amp;src=hash\">#DNA<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/b2JZ5On1OR\">http:\/\/t.co\/b2JZ5On1OR<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes\">@nytimes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amy_harmon\">@amy_harmon<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23GMO&amp;src=hash\">#GMO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23foodsecurity&amp;src=hash\">#foodsecurity<\/a><\/p>\n<p> 
<a href="https://castlehomecomfort.com/toilet-installation/">https://castlehomecomfort.com/toilet-installation/</a> \u2014 Dennis Dimick (@ddimick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ddimick\/statuses\/361458139989671936\">July 28, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> 
<a href="https://blackhillsballoons.com/local-recommendations/">https://blackhillsballoons.com/local-recommendations/</a> And Marc Gunther, who covers the business and sustainability intersection:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p> 
<a href="https://theroyalstagproperties.com/our-menu/"></a> Can genetic engineering save the orange? Terrific story on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23GMOs&amp;src=hash\">#GMOs<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amy_harmon\">@amy_harmon<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/v7xVNImBXq\">http:\/\/t.co\/v7xVNImBXq<\/a><\/p>\n<p> 
<a href="https://ramedicare.com/private-label-services/"></a> \u2014 Marc Gunther (@MarcGunther) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcGunther\/statuses\/361509580586500096\">July 28, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> 
<a href="https://www.balimadetour.com/contact-us/">Buy Ultram Online</a> Indeed, it&#8217;s an engrossing, meticulously reported piece on a really complex subject. It should also interest anyone who drinks orange juice. What I marvel at is that Harmon crafted a pitch-perfect narrative that avoids all the land mines of an emotionally and ideologically charged issue.<\/p>\n<p> 
<a href="https://disneycruisinggroup.com/admins/">Diazepam Online Purchase</a> On Sunday, when the story appeared on the front page of the\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>, many journalists and scientists praised it at social media sites. Of all the responses, Michael Pollan<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelpollan\/status\/361609333013884930\" target=\"_blank\"> issued<\/a> the most curious on Twitter:<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p> 
<a href="https://dinoeliadis.com/press-releases/">https://dinoeliadis.com/press-releases/</a> Important NYT story on GM oranges; 2 many industry talking pts, but poses questions: is prob tech? reg? or Monsanto? <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/fKjvYi9N0t\">http:\/\/t.co\/fKjvYi9N0t<\/a><\/p>\n<p> 
<a href="https://dinoeliadis.com/small-business-solutions/">Order Ultram Online</a> \u2014 Michael Pollan (@michaelpollan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelpollan\/statuses\/361609333013884930\">July 28, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> 
<a href="https://growthjourneytherapy.com/team/">Tramadol Online Purchase</a> This perplexed and angered numerous people, including heavyweights in science journalism such as Carl Zimmer, who <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/carlzimmer\/status\/361665264498130946\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> this was &#8220;a harsh accusation from one journalist to another. &#8221; Zimmer, like <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BoraZ\/status\/361649493369819136\" target=\"_blank\">Bora Zivkovic<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sethmnookin\/status\/361669379785625600\" target=\"_blank\">Seth Mnookin<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Dobbs\/status\/361812754216124416\" target=\"_blank\">David Dobbs<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/carlzimmer\/status\/361668316449869824\" target=\"_blank\">bristled<\/a> at Pollan&#8217;s charge, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mbeisen\/status\/361661710991499265\" target=\"_blank\">as did<\/a> Berkley scientist Michael Eisen:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p> 
<a href="http://masterfacilitator.com/worldcafefacilitation/">http://masterfacilitator.com/worldcafefacilitation/</a> calling <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amy_harmon\">@amy_harmon<\/a>, as fair a sciece writer as there is, a shill for her GMO oranges story is new low in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelpollan\">@michaelpollan<\/a>&#8216;s anti-GMO crusade<\/p>\n<p> 
<a href="https://prosthodontistlasvegas.com/dental-check-up-in-las-vegas/">Buy Xanax Online Overnight</a> \u2014 Michael Eisen (@mbeisen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mbeisen\/statuses\/361661710991499265\">July 29, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> 
<a href="https://worklivelaos.com/img_8751/">Order Ambien Online</a> <script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script>Anastasia Bodnar, a geneticist who contributes to the essential <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biofortified.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Biofortified<\/a> site, politely asked:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p> 
<a href="https://disneycruisinggroup.com/openingdaypricing/">https://disneycruisinggroup.com/openingdaypricing/</a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amy_harmon\">@amy_harmon<\/a> I&#8217;d love to see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelpollan\">@michaelpollan<\/a> share some examples of &#8220;industry talking points&#8221; in the orange story.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p> 
<a href="https://www.randwickpsychologycentre.com/specialisation/">Order Tramadol Online</a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amy_harmon\">@amy_harmon<\/a> I&#8217;d love to see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelpollan\">@michaelpollan<\/a> share some examples of &#8220;industry talking points&#8221; in the orange story. \u2014 Anastasia Bodnar (@geneticmaize) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geneticmaize\/statuses\/361667999498903555\">July 29, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> 
<a href="http://www.amandasatoz.com/?page_id=1454">http://www.amandasatoz.com/?page_id=1454</a> &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> 
<a href="https://www.andrewplimmer.com/ghost-commerce/">https://www.andrewplimmer.com/ghost-commerce/</a> As of this writing, Pollan hasn&#8217;t responded to the mini-squall he triggered (he never engages on Twitter). But he left the same comment at his FB page, which led Andy Revkin <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=558006917590220&amp;id=125708780820038&amp;comment_id=71116000&amp;offset=0&amp;total_comments=5\" target=\"_blank\">to try<\/a> and get his attention over there:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p> 
<a href="https://www.balimadetour.com/contact-us/">https://www.balimadetour.com/contact-us/</a> A batch of science journalists are <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/realtime?q=%40michaelpollan+%40amy_harmon&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\">discussing<\/a> the &#8220;industry talking points&#8221; criticism on Twitter<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> 
<a href="https://castlehomecomfort.com/heating/">https://castlehomecomfort.com/heating/</a> Still no luck. If a reputable journalist accused \u00a0Michael Pollan of packing one of his magazine articles with too many organic food industry or anti-GMO &#8220;talking points,&#8221; I bet he&#8217;d chafe at the charge. Perhaps he would even ask for an elaboration.<\/p>\n<p> 
<a href="https://dentalprovidence.com/dental-sealants/"></a> <strong> <a href="https://prosthodontistlasvegas.com/stages-of-dental-implants/">https://prosthodontistlasvegas.com/stages-of-dental-implants/</a> UPDATE:<\/strong> If Michael Pollan&#8217;s drive-by hit on Twitter rankled some of science journalism&#8217;s finest, then his <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/carlzimmer\/status\/361977225026867200\" target=\"_blank\">continuing non-response<\/a>\u00a0to criticism of it\u00a0more than a day later <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/deborahblum\/status\/362011315901972481\" target=\"_blank\">has them<\/a> shaking their heads:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p> 
<a href="https://theroyalstagproperties.com/contact/">https://theroyalstagproperties.com/contact/</a> So, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelpollan\">@michaelpollan<\/a> fires a cheap shot at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amy_harmon\">@amy_harmon<\/a>&#8216;s thorough, nuanced reporting on GMOs, then won&#8217;t even engage w\/ criticism? Oy.<\/p>\n<p> 
<a href="https://blackhillsballoons.com/local-recommendations/">Buy Soma Overnight</a> \u2014 Ed Yong (@edyong209) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edyong209\/statuses\/361993860345368578\">July 29, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> 
 <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelpollan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pollan<\/a> has a very distinguished career and is someone who has scaled the heights of journalism with his best-selling books and many cover stories for the <em>New York Times<\/em> magazine. So while he may be acting as if he&#8217;s impervious to criticism, I&#8217;m guessing that he also finds it discomfiting to have pissed off more than a few of science journalism&#8217;s illustrious standard bearers. I can&#8217;t understand why he at least doesn&#8217;t post a series of tweets elaborating on his initial vague critique.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href="https://growthjourneytherapy.com/contact/"></a> UPDATE:<\/strong> I&#8217;m late to this <a href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2013\/07\/29\/genetically-modified-food-that.html\" target=\"_blank\">excellent write-up<\/a> of Harmon&#8217;s piece by Maggie Koerth-Baker at <em>Boing Boing. <\/em>It captures why Harmon&#8217;s story does not get ensnared in the usual politics of GMO debates (and to my mind, further underscores why many are bewildered by Pollan&#8217;s criticism):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I think this is a particularly great lens to examine the science and risk\/reward perspective on GMO foods, because it takes us beyond some of the particularly volatile points in the debate \u2014 points that often have nothing to do with the actual safety or benefits of GMOs. Monsanto is not involved in the development of these GMO oranges. And what the growers and scientists are trying to do has nothing to do with increasing pesticide use. In fact, if they succeed, they&#8217;ll be able to\u00a0<em>reduce\u00a0<\/em>the amount of pesticides used on oranges. It&#8217;s a long read, but a worthwhile one.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is so much to admire about this New York Times story by Amy Harmon I don&#8217;t know where to begin. [UPDATE: This\u00a0insightful take by Maggie Koerth-Baker at Boing Boing&#8211;which I excerpt below&#8211;captures what is remarkable about the piece.] So let&#8217;s start with a tweet from National Geographic&#8217;s executive environment editor Dennis Dimick: Must Read:&#8230;<span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/?p=11860\">Continue Reading&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2496,2709,2710,2724,2967],"tags":[743,1126,1585],"class_list":["post-11860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotechnology","category-genetic-engineering","category-genetically-modified-foods","category-gmos","category-select","tag-biotechnology","tag-gmos","tag-science-journalism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11860\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keithkloor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}