For other people called David Kirby, see David Kirby.
David Kirby was an American journalist based in Brooklyn, New York, and was formerly a regular contributor to The New York Times since 1998. He was the author of Evidence of Harm (2005), Animal Factory (2010), Death at Sea World (2012),and When They Come for You (2019). Kirby wrote on thiomersal and vaccines and has criticized factory farms.
From 1990 to 1993, Kirby was director of public information at the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR), worked for New York City Council President Carol Bellamy, and was a senior staff adviser to David Dinkins' successful 1989 run for mayor of New York City.
In 1998, Kirby wrote a cover story for The Advocate, "Does coming out matter?".[1] From 1998 to 2001, he wrote many articles for The Advocate, including one on the courage of young gay and lesbian scouts and service members.[2]
From 2000 to 2004, Kirby contributed several articles on travel to The New York Times, including "Rainbow Beach Towels on Mexican Sand", an article on the gay tourism industry in Puerto Vallarta.[3] He has also written on topics other than travel and leisure, including on a new phenomenon, known as "dirty driving", the playing pornography on DVD screens inside vehicles while they drive through traffic.[4] The article expressed concern for what children have been exposed to by these "dirty drivers".
In 2005, Kirby's book Evidence of Harm - Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic: A Medical Controversy was published.
Evidence of Harm (2005) explores the controversies surrounding thimerosal containing vaccines (TCVs), and whether TCVs have contributed to the apparent increase of autism, ADHD, speech delay and other childhood disorders in the United States. In the book, Kirby tells the personal stories of parents of children who have autism, founders of the advocacy group SafeMinds, including Sallie Bernard, Lyn Redwood, Mark Blaxill, Albert Enayati, Heidi Roger and Liz Birt.
The autism-vaccine link has been firmly discredited, including any suggested evidence of a link between thimerosal and autism. The majority of scientific consensus agrees with vast population studies that have shown there to be no link between vaccines, autism, and thimerosal.[5] The original paper by Andrew Wakefield that started a media firestorm and led to fears of vaccination amongst parents has been discredited and research by journalist Brian Deer showed the data used in the paper to be fraudulent.[6]
British Medical Journal reviewEdit
In May 2005, Evidence of Harm was reviewed negatively in the British Medical Journal. The reviewer described Kirby's book as "woefully one-sided", and wrote: "In his determination to provide an account that is sympathetic to the parents, Kirby enters into the grip of the same delusion and ends up in the same angry and paranoid universe into which campaigners have descended, alleging phone taps and other forms of surveillance as they struggle against sinister conspiracies between health authorities and drug companies.[7]
Animal FactoryEdit
In 2010, Kirby authored Animal Factory: The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy, and Poultry Farms to Humans and the Environment. The book exposes the business interests, environmental effects and terrible conditions of factory farms.[8][9]
It was positively reviewed by the National Public Radio who concluded that "the growth of factory farming in America obviously brings up issues of animal welfare, labor and nutrition, but Kirby's focus in Animal Factory is purely how the farms are changing, perhaps irrevocably, the environments and the long-term health of the people who live near them. There's no political pleading or ideological agitprop in this book; it's remarkably fair-minded, both sober and sobering."[10]
Selected publicationsEdit
Evidence of Harm: Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic: A Medical Controversy (2005)
Animal Factory: The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy, and Poultry Farms to Humans and the Environment (2010)
Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity (2012)
When They Come for You: How Police and Government Are Trampling Our Liberties - And How to Take Them Back (2019)
ReferencesEdit
^Does coming out matter?: a new Harris poll suggests that knowing people who are gay makes little difference in whether one supports gay rights The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) (October 13, 1998).
^Kirby, David Lessons in Courage The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) (October 26, 1999).
^Deer, Brian (2011). "How the case against the MMR vaccine was fixed". British Medical Journal. 342: c5347. doi:10.1136/bmj.c5347. PMID 21209059. S2CID 46683674.
^Fitzpatrick, Michael (May 2005). "Review: Evidence of Harm. Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic". British Medical Journal. 330 (7500): 1154. doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1154. PMC557913.
^"Animal Factory". macmillan.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
^Q&A: David Kirby, author of 'Animal Factory'. voices.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
^Schaub, Michael. (2010). "Toxic 'Factory': Industrial Meat And The Environment". npr.org. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
External linksEdit
David Kirby - Author website for When They Come for You and other books
Kirby on The Looming Threat of Industrial Farms on Humans and the Environment - video report by Democracy Now!
The Problem with Factory Farms - Interview with David Kirby
October 17, 2023
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For other people called David Kirby see David Kirby David Kirby was an American journalist based in Brooklyn New York and was formerly a regular contributor to The New York Times since 1998 He was the author of Evidence of Harm 2005 Animal Factory 2010 Death at Sea World 2012 and When They Come for You 2019 Kirby wrote on thiomersal and vaccines and has criticized factory farms David KirbyBorn5 18 1960Died4 16 2023OccupationJournalist Contents 1 Biography 2 Research 2 1 Evidence of Harm 2 1 1 British Medical Journal review 2 2 Animal Factory 3 Selected publications 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditKirby wrote for many national magazines including Glamour Redbook Self and Mademoiselle From 1986 to 1990 Kirby was a foreign correspondent for UPI and Newsday among others in Latin America covering wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua and he covered politics corruption and natural disasters in Mexico It was during this time that he was also a reporter for OutWeek From 1990 to 1993 Kirby was director of public information at the American Foundation for AIDS Research AmFAR worked for New York City Council President Carol Bellamy and was a senior staff adviser to David Dinkins successful 1989 run for mayor of New York City In 1998 Kirby wrote a cover story for The Advocate Does coming out matter 1 From 1998 to 2001 he wrote many articles for The Advocate including one on the courage of young gay and lesbian scouts and service members 2 From 2000 to 2004 Kirby contributed several articles on travel to The New York Times including Rainbow Beach Towels on Mexican Sand an article on the gay tourism industry in Puerto Vallarta 3 He has also written on topics other than travel and leisure including on a new phenomenon known as dirty driving the playing pornography on DVD screens inside vehicles while they drive through traffic 4 The article expressed concern for what children have been exposed to by these dirty drivers In 2005 Kirby s book Evidence of Harm Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic A Medical Controversy was published Kirby was a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post According to an article in Gay City News David Kirby died on April 16 in Puebla Mexico after a fall leading to an illness He was 62 years old https gaycitynews com investigative journalist david kirby dies at 62 Research EditEvidence of Harm Edit Main article Thiomersal controversy Evidence of Harm 2005 explores the controversies surrounding thimerosal containing vaccines TCVs and whether TCVs have contributed to the apparent increase of autism ADHD speech delay and other childhood disorders in the United States In the book Kirby tells the personal stories of parents of children who have autism founders of the advocacy group SafeMinds including Sallie Bernard Lyn Redwood Mark Blaxill Albert Enayati Heidi Roger and Liz Birt The autism vaccine link has been firmly discredited including any suggested evidence of a link between thimerosal and autism The majority of scientific consensus agrees with vast population studies that have shown there to be no link between vaccines autism and thimerosal 5 The original paper by Andrew Wakefield that started a media firestorm and led to fears of vaccination amongst parents has been discredited and research by journalist Brian Deer showed the data used in the paper to be fraudulent 6 British Medical Journal review Edit In May 2005 Evidence of Harm was reviewed negatively in the British Medical Journal The reviewer described Kirby s book as woefully one sided and wrote In his determination to provide an account that is sympathetic to the parents Kirby enters into the grip of the same delusion and ends up in the same angry and paranoid universe into which campaigners have descended alleging phone taps and other forms of surveillance as they struggle against sinister conspiracies between health authorities and drug companies 7 Animal Factory Edit In 2010 Kirby authored Animal Factory The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig Dairy and Poultry Farms to Humans and the Environment The book exposes the business interests environmental effects and terrible conditions of factory farms 8 9 It was positively reviewed by the National Public Radio who concluded that the growth of factory farming in America obviously brings up issues of animal welfare labor and nutrition but Kirby s focus in Animal Factory is purely how the farms are changing perhaps irrevocably the environments and the long term health of the people who live near them There s no political pleading or ideological agitprop in this book it s remarkably fair minded both sober and sobering 10 Selected publications EditEvidence of Harm Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic A Medical Controversy 2005 Animal Factory The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig Dairy and Poultry Farms to Humans and the Environment 2010 Death at SeaWorld Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity 2012 When They Come for You How Police and Government Are Trampling Our Liberties And How to Take Them Back 2019 References Edit Does coming out matter a new Harris poll suggests that knowing people who are gay makes little difference in whether one supports gay rights The Advocate The national gay amp lesbian newsmagazine October 13 1998 Kirby David Lessons in Courage The Advocate The national gay amp lesbian newsmagazine October 26 1999 1 permanent dead link The New York Times Travel Section subscription required When the Car Beside You Is an XXX Theater Frequently Asked Questions About Thimerosal Ethylmercury Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Deer Brian 2011 How the case against the MMR vaccine was fixed British Medical Journal 342 c5347 doi 10 1136 bmj c5347 PMID 21209059 S2CID 46683674 Fitzpatrick Michael May 2005 Review Evidence of Harm Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic British Medical Journal 330 7500 1154 doi 10 1136 bmj 330 7500 1154 PMC 557913 Animal Factory macmillan com Retrieved 8 March 2022 Q amp A David Kirby author of Animal Factory voices washingtonpost com Retrieved 8 March 2022 Schaub Michael 2010 Toxic Factory Industrial Meat And The Environment npr org Retrieved 8 March 2022 External links EditDavid Kirby Author website for When They Come for You and other books HuffingtonPost com David Kirby s blog at The Huffington Post Kirby on The Looming Threat of Industrial Farms on Humans and the Environment video report by Democracy Now The Problem with Factory Farms Interview with David Kirby Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Kirby journalist amp oldid 1172440866, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
