Name of agency??? Thanks, Pat in SNJ > 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 *********************************************** 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