Hear Dr George Lundberg speak on editorial freedom

Dr George Lundberg, the former editor of JAMA and now editor in chief of Medscape, talked 10 June about editorial freedom during the annual meeting of the BMJ's editorial board.

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Trust relationships for a medical journal editor

Statement on editorial freedom and integrity by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors

On not speaking about the firing

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Interview with Californian Physician

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Fallout at the AMA

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