Appearances

TNL managing editor Brian Bienkowski wins first place in agricultural writing awards

The New Lede’s managing editor Brian Bienkowski won first place in the news category for the North American Agricultural Journalists (NAAJ) 2026 writing contest.

Living on Earth

TNL Editor-in-Chief Carey Gillam talked with Living on Earth, a weekly environmental news and information program distributed by PRX, about about the latest developments in glyphosate lawsuits and why some in the Make America Healthy Again movement feel betrayed by the Trump Administration’s support for glyphosate.

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Texas Standard

TNL Editor-in-Chief Carey Gillam talked with Texas Standard, a daily broadcast news show, about President Donald Trump’s actions to protect production of glyphosate, a common chemical used in the weedkiller Roundup.

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Living on Earth

TNL Editor-in-Chief Carey Gillam talked with Living on Earth, a weekly environmental news and information program distributed by PRX, about the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement and the divide with the Trump administration over pesticides.

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Invisible Ingredient

TNL Editor-in-Chief Carey Gillam talks with the Invisible Ingredient podcast, drawing on decades of reporting on Monsanto, glyphosate, and the corruption of science to reveal how corporate power has shaped policy, silenced truth, and endangered human health.

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Iowa Starting Line Podcast

TNL Editor-in-Chief Carey Gillam talked with the Iowa Starting Line Cornhole Champions podcast about Iowa’s rising cancer rates and dire drinking water pollution problems. From EPA officials grilling pork chops with polluters to the revolving door between Big Ag and government regulators, this episode explores how corporate money corrupts the science that should protect us all. Read more.

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Veritasium – Exposing Why Farmers Can’t Legally Replant Their Own Seeds

TNL Editor-in-Chief Carey Gillam shares her research with Veritasium for an in-depth look into the history of Monsanto’s herbicides and related environmental and human health impacts.

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Bloom TV Tampa Bay

TNL Editor-in-Chief Carey Gillam joined Bloom, the globally syndicated health and wellness show hosted by Gayle Guyardo, to share eye-opening insights about the hidden dangers lurking in the foods Americans eat every day. Read more here.

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ABC News Nightline

ABC News Nightline highlighted investigative work done by TNL Editor-in-Chief Carey Gillam revealing decades of secret Syngenta documents that showed how the company has long worked to hide the risks of its paraquat herbicide, and its connections to Parkinson’s disease. The New Lede, in a co-publishing arrangement with The Guardian, first revealed a trove of internal Syngenta documents in October 2022 and followed up in subsequent stories, exposing years of corporate efforts to cover up evidence that paraquat can cause Parkinson’s disease.

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Common Ground documentary film

TNL Editor-in-Chief Carey Gillam is a featured participant in the award-winning documentary film Common Ground. By fusing journalistic expose’ with deeply personal stories from those on the front lines of the food movement, Common Ground unveils a dark web of money, power, and politics behind our broken food system. Watch the trailer.