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Mistake! Law firm asks us to hype their baby food scaremongering - C C - Jun 17, 2025
Mistake! Law firm asks us to hype their baby food scaremongering
https://www.acsh.org/news/2025/06/16/mistake-law-firm-asks-us-hype-their-baby-food-scaremongering-49554
INTRO: There’s a secret about the modern news cycle many people don’t know: Much of it is manufactured by public relations (PR) firms trying to gin up favorable media coverage for their clients. Each week, an untold number of press releases and story pitches go out to major news outlets, podcast hosts and political commentators, all asking these opinion molders to promote new books, dietary supplements, and even pending litigation.
That’s right, trial lawyers send out marketing materials hoping journalists will cover their lawsuits favorably. You didn't think all those chemical scare stories in the news were organic, did you? I get at least a dozen of these emails weekly. Here’s just one recent example from a law firm prevaricating about the supposed dangers of heavy metals in baby food... (MORE - details)