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News items on the subject of water fluoridation may not be so common in the UK. In fact, whenever the subject is raised with news editors, it appears to leave them distinctly cold. Unless there is a disaster on a major scale (heaven forbid), it is difficult to find anything which inspires the reader (or listener) to take a greater interest in the topic.

But news on water fluoridation is perhaps more conspicuous by it's absence. Being a very emotive subject, for those with an informed knowledge, news editors leave themselves open for criticism from either side if they perceived to be favouring one argument above another. Regardless of this, it is necessary for editors everywhere to 'bite the bullet' and start to cover the issue of water fluoridation more effectively. Why? It is because the principal of water fluoridation raises very serious questions about the value of democracy, medical ethics, politics, scientific integrity, the environment, etc. More than enough for any editor to 'get their teeth into'.

However, regardless of the seeming indifference by newspaper editors towards the subject of water fluoridation, there may also be other reasons why it is not treated as seriously as it should be.

The following text is taken from the Nexus magazine homepage:

"One night, probably in 1880, John Swinton, then the pre-eminent New York journalist, was the guest of honour at a banquet given him by the leaders of his craft. Someone who knew neither the press nor Swinton offered a toast to the independent press. Swinton outraged his colleagues by replying:

"There is no such thing, at this date of the world's history, in America, as an independent press. You know it and I know it.

"There is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions, and if you did, you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid weekly for keeping my honest opinion out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for similar things, and any of you who would be so foolish as to write honest opinions would be out on the streets looking for another job. If I allowed my honest opinions to appear in one issue of my paper, before twenty-four hours my occupation would be gone.

"The business of the journalists is to destroy the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of mammon, and to sell his country and his race for his daily bread.

"You know it and I know it, and what folly is this toasting an independent press?

"We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping jacks, they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities and our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."

(Source: Labor's Untold Story, by Richard O. Boyer and Herbert M. Morais, published by United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America, NY, 1955/1979.)

In view of the attitude of the UK media, it has been deemed essential to provide the visitor to this site with the tools to more effectively seek the news that does exist.

The News Centre is the index for all news features as well as carrying a newsfeed and links to news search engines. Sections worth investigating include fluoride victims and major articles.

Finally, the press release directory contains topical newsworthy items from this website which are submitted to both national and regional media, mostly in the UK.