Cited Episodes 4 and 5: MOdifying Maize
The Story
This two-part documentary for Cited Podcast explores the ramifications of genetically modified maize in the highlands of Mexico — from a heated scientific battle at Berkeley, to Indigenous campesino groups fighting for cultural soverignty.
This episode was funded by The two stories explore the concept of the precautionary principle.
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Role
I co-produced this episode with Mexico-City based journalist James Frederick. He focused on reporting the story in Mexico, and I worked on the research and policy consequences of the story. We collaborated on the scripts, and I produced the final mixes.
For more, including a bibliographies and research on environmental law and the precautionary principle, see Modifying Maize and Made of Corn at Cited Podcast.
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