US Attorney Demands CHEST Assurance of “Viewpoint Diversity”

By: Campion J, Gali B, Kuhn BT, Mathew M, Peterson M, Quan SF, Robbins RA, Su G, Wang A, Welsh C

Abstract: 

No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. NBC News is reporting on a Facebook posting of a letter from the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia to the editor of a CHEST. The letter implies that the medical journal was partisan and asks a series of questions about how the publication protects the public from misinformation; whether it included competing viewpoints; and whether CHEST was influenced by funders or advertisers (1). The letter from acting U.S. Attorney Ed Martin states, “It has been brought to my attention that more and more journals and publications like CHEST Journal are conceding that they are partisans in various scientific debates”.  Martin goes on to state that “you [CHEST] have certain responsibilities”

The letter was originally posted on X by Dr. Eric Reinhart, a clinician based at Northwestern. Reinhart described the letter as designed to “intimidate” and called it “fascist tactics.” The letter caught the attention of First Amendment …

URL: https://www.swjpcc.com/editorials/2025/4/26/us-attorney-demands-chest-assurance-of-viewpoint-diversity.html