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| − | Jonathan Matthews first became interested in scientific 'bubbles', paradigm shifts and how science and utopianism could make a heady mix, while still at university. Later he became fascinated by the way language and rhetoric could be misused for PR purposes - see his review of Guy Cook's book Genetically Modified Language [http://www.spinwatch.org/ | + | Jonathan Matthews first became interested in scientific 'bubbles', paradigm shifts and how science and utopianism could make a heady mix, while still at university. Later he became fascinated by the way language and rhetoric could be misused for PR purposes - see his review of Guy Cook's book Genetically Modified Language [http://www.spinwatch.org/-articles-by-category-mainmenu-8/46-gm-industry/157-genetically-modified-language-professor-bullsht-unspun]. In 1998 he formed the campaigning organisation Norfolk Genetic Information Network (NGIN) [http://www.ngin.org.uk] which evolved into GM Watch [http://www.gmwatch.org], which the journalist George Monbiot has described as providing the world's most comprehensive database on the impact and politics of GM crops. Jonathan also helped establish Lobbywatch [http://www.lobbywatch.org] with his co-editor Claire Robinson [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/User:Claire_Robinson] which, together with GM Watch, provided the most extensive database on GM and related lobbying prior to SpinProfiles. |
Revision as of 15:57, 15 January 2009
Jonathan Matthews first became interested in scientific 'bubbles', paradigm shifts and how science and utopianism could make a heady mix, while still at university. Later he became fascinated by the way language and rhetoric could be misused for PR purposes - see his review of Guy Cook's book Genetically Modified Language [1]. In 1998 he formed the campaigning organisation Norfolk Genetic Information Network (NGIN) [2] which evolved into GM Watch [3], which the journalist George Monbiot has described as providing the world's most comprehensive database on the impact and politics of GM crops. Jonathan also helped establish Lobbywatch [4] with his co-editor Claire Robinson [5] which, together with GM Watch, provided the most extensive database on GM and related lobbying prior to SpinProfiles.
