#Chevrons one-man newsroom defends his work: They consider me Voldemort - Edited and written by one man and funded entirely by the oil giant Chevron, the Richmond Standard runs stories hostile to environmental advocates. Aldax, 36, who previously worked as a reporter at the San Francisco Examiner and Bay City News, is a one-man news operation: he is the sole writer and editor of the Richmond Standard, which launched in January. “I’ve always loved hyper-local news,” he said, perched over his laptop in a Starbucks which doubles up as his office. “It’s about finding stories that matter to the community.” There’s a catch. The $240bn oil giant Chevron entirely funds the site, and Aldax is employed by a public relations firm, Singer Associates, which is paid to improve Chevron’s image. Critics say the site is an audacious attempt to disguise propaganda as news and manipulate public opinion. Chevron has run a big and at times controversial refinery in Richmond for over a century. In 2012 it blew up. Smoke billowed over the city, prompting 15,000 residents to seek medical treatment. #busted
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 16:27:03 +0000
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