Maryanne Demasi
 Maryanne Demasi     (journalist, scientist, Medical dissident) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide | |||||||||||||||
| Interests | • statins • Wi-Fi • 5G | |||||||||||||||
Medical reporter laid off from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for criticizing Big pharma.
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Dr. Maryanne Demasi is an Australian science reporter and presenter, best known for her work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Catalyst television program, where she was fired after pressure from Big Pharma.
Background
Demasi completed a doctorate in medical research at the University of Adelaide and worked for a decade at the Royal Adelaide Hospital as a research scientist specialising in rheumatoid arthritis research.[1] She has also worked as an advisor to the South Australian Government's Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology.
Catalyst
| Dr Maryanne Demasi My Experience of Exposing the Statin Controversy. |
Demasi became nationally prominent for television stories with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Catalyst television program[2].
In 2013, she produced a two-part series called "Heart of the Matter," which cited evidence challenging the role of cholesterol in heart disease and the overprescription of statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs). She also produced programs on possible health effects from low level microwave exposure from Wi-Fi and mobile phones.
The backlash from Big Pharma and the medical establishment led to a "reorganization" of Catalyst.[3] The ABC launched an "internal investigation". After 6 months, the panel concluded that both programs were factually accurate but that one section "unduly favoured one side" of the debate, the side that cautioned against mass prescription of statins. Then, the ABC banned the programs from the website, and a fully referenced webpage dedicated to extended interviews, scientific papers, and all the evidence to back up the thesis censored and replaced with an apology.[4]
By 2016, the entire team was laid off from the ABC.[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/australia/abc-presenter-maryanne-demasi-loses-compensation-claim-after-jogging-fall-ng-c20e879cd74a27da0880f9a423a38730
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/news-and-current-affairs/catalyst-wifried-and-statins-reports-fail-viewers-with-bad-science-journalism-20160706-gpzrfc.html
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/abc-saves-catalyst-but-staff-to-go-in-restructure-20161103-gsgzdf.html
- ↑ a b https://maryannedemasi.substack.com/p/science-and-censorship-my-story
