Anyone else heard about the new, voluntary and self-imposed rule agreed upon by all the major international news agencies? It states that no news items denigrating breastfeeding will be run before they have been 1) fact-checked by WABA for accuracy and 2) background checked by an independent media watchdog organization to ensure the stories are free of dubious corporate influence. An unnamed spokesperson for this organization, whose existence has not been generally known before today, said they have plans for extra efforts to be in place in the period leading up to World Breastfeeding Week as "this is when we typically see a rash of stories purporting to show that breastfeeding is unnecessary and that its role in health is overrated." Rachel Myr Kristiansand, Norway *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome