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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.48 [SLACK_000262] · slack_pm:msg:00472

Date: 2020-06-01 20:21
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Robert F. Garry, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Edward C. Holmes
Topics: Media strategy and public messaging Natural origin / zoonotic spillover

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Here are the talking points they sent to the journos. The last 2 in the natural origins bit have got nothing to do with his paper at all. [shared file(s): Talking points Latinne et al. Bat Coronaviruses, China.docx]

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Statement	Grade	Attribution	Stance
Here are the talking points they sent to the journos.	needs context	speaker_own	asserts
The last 2 in the natural origins bit have got nothing to do with his paper at all. [shared file(s): Talking points Latinne et al.	own voice, substantive	speaker_own	asserts

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Here are the talking points they sent to the journos.

needs context

speaker_own

asserts

The last 2 in the natural origins bit have got nothing to do with his paper at all. [shared file(s): Talking points Latinne et al.

own voice, substantive

speaker_own

asserts

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A single line often inverts meaning once you see what it answers, so neighbouring messages are always shown.

2020-06-01 19:41 Edward C. Holmes open

At some point this will need to be called out.
2020-06-01 19:42 Kristian G. Andersen open

Yup.
2020-06-01 20:13 Edward C. Holmes open

Shameless. He also posted that paper on bioRxiv AFTER it was accepted at Nat.Comm.
2020-06-01 20:18 Kristian G. Andersen open

Of course he did - and also only after baiting journalists with his drivel
2020-06-01 20:21 Edward C. Holmes

Here are the talking points they sent to the journos. The last 2 in the natural origins bit have got nothing to do with his paper at all. [shared file(s): Talking points Latinne et al. Bat Coronaviruses, China.docx]
2020-06-01 20:23 Kristian G. Andersen open

Fuck me.
2020-06-01 20:25 Edward C. Holmes open

I know. What a bollock merchant.
2020-06-01 20:26 Kristian G. Andersen open

He's gone off the rails - but of course, there seems to be an epidemic of exactly that in this country at the moment. Starting from the very top.

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