Never mind about allegedly unsafe working conditions on Chiquita banana plantations. Never mind that the Colombian government has launched an investigation into Chiquita employees' alleged bribes of customs agents in that country. All of the above allegations were contained in The Enquirer's May 3 special section or additional stories published over the following two weeks. None, except for the long stories on Chiquita's overall business practices, relied on internal voice mails for their facts. Yet all have been renounced by Enquirer management.
Breathing is difficult and the pesticide residue covers everything.
And The Enquirer might have the ability to remove the series from those locations, too. Chiquita officials couldn't be more pleased. That is the most important thing for us. Legal and journalism experts reacted with amazement that a newspaper would pay a settlement before the injured party even filed a lawsuit. No details have been released concerning Gallagher's alleged theft of internal Chiquita voice mails.