http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/25181/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/vanity-fair-used-polluted-journalism-against-chevron-ecuador-story <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Magazine reporter worked with eco-lawyer to help spin facts. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/mike-ciandella">Mike Ciandella</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">In 2011, Steven Donziger, an activist lawyer won a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against Chevron over environmental damage in Ecuador. But a U.S. district court ruled it a “fraud” in 2014, once it was apparent that Donziger’s own case was polluted and the award <a href="http://www.mrc.org/articles/networks-ignore-big-win-chevron-court">“obtained by corrupt means.”</a></p><div class='signature'><p>— Mike Ciandella is Research Analyst at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/@mikeciandella" target="_blank">Follow Mike Ciandella on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/vanity-fair-used-polluted-journalism-against-chevron-ecuador-story" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business Energy Environment International Media 60 Minutes bloomberg businessweek cbs Chevron Corruption Ecuador environmenal law environment environmental damage Glenn Garvin journalism ethics Lawsuits legal cases Miami Herald oil Oil Companies oil company racketeering RICO steve donziger texaco texpet Vanity Fair William Langewiesche Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:32:50 +0000 julia.seymour 47053 at http://archive2.mrc.org