It's nice to see someone else in the media taking issue with some of the coverage of OxyContin in papers like the Orlando Sentinel.  This item here from a major media criticism website really tells an interesting story about problems with that series last fall about Oxy.  Read on if you are interested...here's to hoping that reports like this keep the media honest about reporting on issues that really matter to people, such as pain management. 

 

 

Why did the Orlando Sentinel fail to report the criminal background of the man profiled in its OxyContin series? Managing editor Elaine Kramer tells Howard Kurtz: "We still don't know exactly what happened. We're looking into it pretty actively and aggressively." A rep for the firm that makes the painkiller says: "Clearly, it would appear the newspaper did not do an accurate job of researching the story, and compounded that by concealing information that was known to them for some period of time."
> Earlier: We'll get to the bottom of this, says Sentinel ombud (OS/r.r.)

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/columnists/orl-edppubcol020804020804feb08,1,1300289.column?coll=orl-news-col-opinion (registration required!)