Wendell Potter

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Wendell Potter was formerly Vice President of Corporate Communications for the CIGNA corporation. He left CIGNA in early 2008[1] and in May, 2009, became Senior Fellow on Health Care with the Center for Media and Democracy. On June 24, 2009 he testified before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee in Washington, DC.[2][3][4]

Wendell Potter on the Anti-SiCKO Smear Campaign on Countdown with Keith Olbermann -- 11/17/10
Wendell Potter Interviewed by Bill Moyers
Wendell Potter Interviewed by David Pakman

In December 2016, former journalist Potter announced the formation of Tarbell, a site to raise awareness of the corrupting influence of money in politics - "reader-funded democracy" - [5] starting with a modest site, with plans for a more serious presence by summer of 2017. In June 2018, the site showed a staff of five (including Potter) and a 9-member board of directors, as well as an advisory board from across the nation.[6]

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References

  1. "Wendell Potter", LinkedIn, accessed June 2009.
  2. U.S. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, "Consumer Choices and Transparency in the Health Insurance Industry", U.S. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, June 24, 2009.
  3. Wendell Potter, "Testimony of Wendell Potter, Philadelphia, PA", Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, June 24, 2009.
  4. "Health Insurance Inside to Testify Before Senate", Media Advisory, June 24, 2009.
  5. https://www.poynter.org/news/tarbell-whistleblower-betting-crowdfunded-muckraking
  6. https://www.tarbell.org/people/

External resources

Official bio

Wendell Potter's Blog

Congressional testimony

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  • Wendell Potter on MSNBC's The Ed Show, September 22, 2010, discussing health insurer' refusal to write health insurance policies for children.

November, 2010