Synopses & Reviews
An engaging wonderful story about how the powerful, rich, and famous can be brought down by an honest journalist determined to report the truth. -Honorable Mark Egerman, former mayor, Beverly Hills Gutsy, inspiring reporting. Journalism schools everywhere should make Erin Brockovich and the Beverly Hills Greenscam required reading. -John H. Sullivan, president, Civil Justice Association of California Zager may have been the most important element in the entire investigation . . . and that was establishing the confidence from the community that she would find the truth and report it. -Barry Brucker, former school board president and mayor, Beverly Hills This is a provocative account of Erin Brockovich's battle against the city and schools of Beverly Hills and various oil companies. When the high profile lawyer claimed oil wells were the cause of cancer in former students and community members, Norma Zager launched an investigation to prove her wrong. The journalist details the events that unfolded as a result and recalls the personal struggles of the community caught in the middle of the commotion. Zager's story serves as a cautionary tale, emphasizing the significance of checks and balances to ensure safety. In addition to providing the guidelines necessary to protect citizens, this handbook is helpful for anyone concerned about maintaining good health and a clean environment. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Zager is a freelance journalist who teaches at California State University, Los Angeles. In addition to receiving the honors of Los Angeles Journalist of the Year and Best Investigative Reporter by the Los Angeles Press Club, the Wall Street Journal and the Columbia Journalism Review applauded her work on the Brockovich case. Zager, the author of numerous books, is a member of the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. and the Los Angeles Press Club, where she served on the board of directors. Zager received her B.A. in journalism from Wayne State University and resides in West Hollywood, California.
Synopsis
An engaging wonderful story about how the powerful, rich, and famous can be brought down by an honest journalist determined to report the truth.-Honorable Mark Egerman, former mayor, Beverly HillsGutsy, inspiring reporting. Journalism schools everywhere should make Erin Brockovich and the Beverly Hills Greenscam required reading.-John H. Sullivan, president, Civil Justice Association of CaliforniaZager may have been the most important element in the entire investigation . . . and that was establishing the confidence from the community that she would find the truth and report it.-Barry Brucker, former school board president and mayor, Beverly HillsThis is a provocative account of Erin Brockovich's battle against the city and schools of Beverly Hills and various oil companies. When the high profile lawyer claimed oil wells were the cause of cancer in former students and community members, Norma Zager launched an investigation to prove her wrong. The journalist details the events that unfolded as a result and recalls the personal struggles of the community caught in the middle of the commotion.Zager's story serves as a cautionary tale, emphasizing the significance of checks and balances to ensure safety. In addition to providing the guidelines necessary to protect citizens, this handbook is helpful for anyone concerned about maintaining good health and a clean environment.
Synopsis
This timely expose reveals Erin Brockovich's role in inciting public fear regarding the oil well at Beverly Hills High School. The author describes how Brockovich's methods to link the oil well with cancer occurrences in former students were suspect and questions the veracity of Brockovich's claims, using interviews with subject experts and studies done by the Air Quality Management District and others to disprove them. Focusing upon the Beverly Hills case, the author positions Brockovich as the poster child for what she terms green porn, sexy Madison Avenue slant thats misleads citizens, distorts scientific information, and neither informs nor educates the public.