Margot Gibbs

Three cheers for a huge collaborative effort @lighthousereports.com, Africa Uncensored, @lemonde.fr, @theguardian.com,‬ @thenewlede.bsky.social @newhumanitarian.bsky.social @thecontinent.org ABC News, @thewire.in @premiumtimesng.bsky.social‬ @amywestervelt.bsky.social @vjharmsen.bsky.social

Honoured that our investigation Poison PR won the Environmental Reporting prize at @oneworldmedia.bsky.social last week, and to see key collaborator Cynthia Gichiri shortlisted as Journalist of the Year for her amazing work with Africa Uncensored.

In which @bearamalhosilva.bsky.social and @tpang.bsky.social consider the single most important question for today's journalism.

GREAT lineup led by my fantastic colleague @thinink.bsky.social

In the latest Land and Climate Podcast, @alimacewen.bsky.social interviews @lhreports.bsky.social’s @margotgibbs.bsky.social about her report “Poison PR,” an investigation into the PR firm v-Fluence.

www.landclimate.org/...

Mise en cause pour le fichage d’opposants aux OGM et aux pesticides, la société v-Fluence cesse ses activités de « profilage » Cette société de conseil américaine avait mis en place une plateforme pour partager avec ses clients de l’agro-industrie des informations personnelles sur des scientifiques et des militants critiques ...

Read the coverage in Le Monde www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...

Profiling of pesticide industry opponents halted after company practices exposed By Carey Gillam, Margot Gibbs and Elena Debre A US company that was secretly profiling hundreds of food and environmental health advocates in a private web portal has halted the operations in the fac...

And @thenewlede.bsky.social www.thenewlede.org/2025/02/prof...

US-funded ‘social network’ attacking pesticide critics shuts down after Guardian investigation v-Fluence halts operations after widespread backlash over private portal profiling environmental health advocates

Read the stories about the fallout in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Impact! The Missouri PR firm that secretly profiled hundreds of food, health and environment advocates has removed the profiles from its members-only website after @lhreports.bsky.social and partners exposed their activities and potential breach of privacy laws. #PoisonPR

INVESTIGATION: Toxic Tactics: US govt funds pesticide/GM propaganda in Nigeria Celebrated activist Nnimmo Bassey and political candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour were profiled as part of a US government-funded campaign to undermine global critics of pesticides and GMOs.

The Premium Times reveals how the US government program on GMOs in Nigeria steamrolled resistance from health+environmental advocates. We discovered derogatory profiles of Nigerians who raised concerns about GMOs, the activist Nnimmo Bassey + Labour Party candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour among them.