NY Times: good article

[rolygate]

At last - a well-researched article that actually makes journalists look as if they have a right to draw their salary. Full marks to this guy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/s...ve-some-unlikely-critics.html?_r=2&mid=522634

On reflection, I detect the delicate touch of one W. Godshall.

Thanks to Greg Conley @CASAA for the link.

 

[Placebo Effect]

TREMENDOUS story. Tierney actually called CFTFK, ALA, etc. prohibitionists.

Is this the first mainstream news story to actually take the time to note that the FDA only found trace levels of "carcinogens"?

 

[440BB]

Very balanced and logical, something we don't see enough of!

 

[Bill Godshall]

John Tierney's article is excellent. I spent many hours during the past 10 days responding to many detailed questions posed by him about many different aspect of e-cigarettes.

 

[Bill Godshall]

This article will run in tomorrow's print edition of the NY Times in the Science section.

 

[rolygate]

Yes, you did a good job there, Bill. It's nice to see a journalist who is worthy of the name and responsibility, as well.

 

[laurel099]

Made my night seeing a well written and well thought out article - Woot!

 

[throatkick]

breath of fresh air! for a change!

 

[bruiser]

If comments are allowed, electricman will be working overtime.

 

[rothenbj]

Bill, it looks like you provided all the right information to John Tierney, great job.

 

[cyberwolf]

"But the agency has never presented evidence that the trace amounts actually cause any harm, and it has neglected to mention that similar traces of these chemicals have been found in other F.D.A.-approved products, including nicotine patches and gum." - In mainstream media print!

What a great article! Kudos to John Tierney and thank you Bill for once again taking the time to provide the facts.

 

[Nicko]

Absolutely brilliant article. The ANTZ will HATE this.
I especially liked that he spelled out that nicotine has some very real benefits.

 

[windwalker]

Anybody surf a level deeper into this one and check out the AMAZING position piece from the
American Association of Public Health Physicians: http://www.aaphp.org/Resources/Documents/20100402AAPHPEcigLegisStatemnt.pdf

A mainstream media source with support from a mainstream, hugely credible Medical Association both taking a solid, substantiated position!

I can't wait to watch this echo down the wire!

 

[Placebo Effect]

Anybody surf a level deeper into this one and check out the AMAZING position piece from the
American Association of Public Health Physicians: http://www.aaphp.org/Resources/Documents/20100402AAPHPEcigLegisStatemnt.pdf

A mainstream media source with support from a mainstream, hugely credible Medical Association both taking a solid, substantiated position!

I can't wait to watch this echo down the wire!

There are quite a few interesting links in that piece (including to journal articles), likely as a result of Bill sending John Tierney his thorough packets of information about e-cigarettes and harm reduction.

 

[OrthodoxAtheist]

If you have the opportunity or cause to speak with John again, Bill, please extend our thanks and compliments on the article. I see it is posted on Reddit, and now being shared among my vaping friends on Facebook. One would hope the hits it receives on their website would tell them its a topic to cover more of in the future. A good step forward towards public education when so much of our popular media seems hell-bent on the reverse nowadays.

 

[Spazmelda]

Awesome! I hope they will allow comments at some point.

 

[aubergine]

I check out the NYT first thing over coffee every morning - an ancient habit. Wow. That's an absolutely terrific article. I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, and lo - no distortion, no lies, none of the familiar dishonest agitprop ever appears. Thanks to you, Bill, and to John!

 

[CES]

That is a great article.

Thanks Bill!

 

[AlmightyGod]

The article nearly brought tears to my eyes.

 

[rothenbj]

A lot of Google links to the story, some by your typical shyster e cig sellers.