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Bayer Buys Reporters and Sprays Illegal Poison
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
Bayer Buys Reporters and Sprays Illegal Poison
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
- Bayer had clandestine discussions with a media foundation aimed at promoting and protecting the company’s interests
- In exchange for Bayer becoming a “major supporter” of the Foreign Press Foundation (FPF), as well as offering financial incentives to one of its executive directors, the media association promised to carry out a list of planned initiatives to benefit Bayer
- As part of the deal, Bayer’s vice president would get a seat on FPF’s advisory board and be allowed to participate in board meetings
- The press association also promised to organize forums for media influencers and journalists on topics relevant to Bayer’s goals
- Monsanto pleaded guilty to spraying a banned pesticide on the island of Maui, Hawaii. As part of the settlement, Monsanto must pay $10.2 million, which includes $6.2 million in criminal fines and $4 million in community service payments to the Hawaiian government
