Friday, May 01, 2020
Australia: Readers of health-nut magazine pulled from supermarket shelves yesterday are outraged, with one likening the decision to the Nazi book burnings
The publisher of an alternative medicines magazine pulled from supermarket shelves yesterday believes the decision was “misplaced and reactionary”, while outraged readers have claimed it was an act of “censorship”.
Sales of the April-May 2020 edition of What Doctors Don’t Tell You have halted in Coles and Woolworths stores after a push from Sydney 2GB radio host Ben Fordham on Tuesday, who said it was a “dangerous magazine filled with dodgy medical advice”.
The front cover of the current edition, raised by Fordham, hints at articles on healing spines without surgery, healing diabetes and “healing your heart after a heart attack”.
“Protect yourself from Wi-Fi and 5G, a step-by-step guide to staying safe,” another headline states.
Nuclear Media chief executive Michael Downs said the publisher did not blame Coles and Woolworths “for not wanting to court controversy in this age of social media when there can be lasting and damaging effects”.
“How pathetic that ruining livelihoods, censoring well-researched information and shutting down freedom of speech is considered ‘having a win’ by this immature individual.”
He said the “5G article in question” was thoroughly researched and “very sensible”.
Mr Downs pointed news.com.au to the magazine page featuring the editorial panel – including doctors from the US and UK – described as “leading pioneers in nutritional, environmental and alternative medicine”.
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So a company publishes a magazine full of incorrect information that can actually harm people. A media personality brings that to light. Companies that sold the magazine look at the magazine and make the determination that they don't want the magazine with false medical advice in their stores. The companies decide to not stock the magazine as part of their choice.
There are consequences to what people say. In this case, the magazine and its followers are demanding that other people carry the publication because their idea of "free speech" is "you have to promote what we believe in."
Doesn't work that way and shouldn't work that way.
Publishers are free to publish what they want. Stores and people are free not to support them and instead use the space and their money in support of other things.
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