Carey Gillam is an American investigative journalist.[1][2][3]

Carey Gillam
BornOverland Park, Kansas, U.S.
OccupationInvestigative journalist
NationalityAmerican

Life and career

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Gillam was born in Overland Park, Kansas. She started her career as a general assignment reporter for two small newspapers in Kansas.[4] Gillam spent several years working for the chain of business publications owned by American City Business Journals before joining the Thomson Corporation as a banking reporter covering southeast regional bank holding companies. She joined Reuters News Agency.[1] in 1998 where she covered agriculture, commodities markets, and general news assignments. Gillam left Reuters in October 2015 and has since appeared in The Guardian, Time, UnDark and other outlets.

In January 2016 Gillam joined U.S. Right to Know,[5] an "investigative research group" funded by the Organic Consumers Association and conspiracy theorist Joseph Mercola,[6] as director of research despite having no formal background in science. In 2022, she became the managing editor of The New Lede, a news organization funded by the activist Environmental Working Group.[7][8]

Gillam's articles have been accused of being anti-science and spreading disinformation.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "World Forum for Democracy 2019: Speakers – Carey Gillam". Council of Europe. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "I'm a journalist. Monsanto built a step-by-step strategy to destroy my reputation: Carey Gillam". The Guardian. August 9, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Carey Gillam Biosketch" (PDF). European Parliament.
  4. ^ Hiar, Corbin (October 5, 2018). "Newsmaker: Meet the crusading reporter brawling with Big Ag". Environment & Energy Publishing. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Malkan, Stacy (September 14, 2016). "Carey Gillam, Research Director". U.S. Right to Know. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Bredderman, William (November 6, 2021). "This Fave Mainstream Media Source Is Funded by Anti-Vaxxers". The Daily Beast. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "#SEJSpotlight: Carey Gillam, Managing Editor, The New Lede; Freelance Journalist | SEJ". www.sej.org. June 9, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "Carey Gillam". The Guardian. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  9. ^ Editor, G. L. P. (May 4, 2021). "Viewpoint: Advocacy disguised as journalism? Meet Carey Gillam, the prolific purveyor of crop biotechnology and agri-chemical disinformation". Genetic Literacy Project. Retrieved October 6, 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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