"The Big Washington Food Fight"
"The food lobby is splintering as companies disagree about how to respond to changing consumer tastes."
Source: Politico, 11/28/2017
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Reporting on Turkey, Trauma-Free
Turkeys are a favorite American food, but also a multi-billion-dollar industry with myriad environment and food safety issues, not to mention confusing consumer labelling. With Thanksgiving approaching, this week's TipSheet helps reporters carve out a bird beat, serving up story ideas, resources and more.
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Teaching Journalism Skills … To All Comers
If you can both do and teach journalism, your skills are in demand, writes educator Dave Poulson in the new EJ Academy column. Here's how to maximize your chances of finding such opportunities. Plus, Poulson's take on the value of fostering reporting skills and journalistic values, even among non-journalists.
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"Trump Dines Out On Shark-Fin Soup"
"President Trump's Vietnamese hosts served him shark-fin soup instead of his customary steak Saturday in a culinary move that may have had political undertones."
Source: Greenwire, 11/14/2017
"WHO To Farmers: Stop Giving Your Animals So Many Antibiotics"
"The World Health Organization, worried about an increasing epidemic of drug-resistant infections, has thrown its considerable weight behind the campaign to cut the use of antibiotics in pigs, chickens and cattle that are raised for their meat."
Source: NPR, 11/08/2017
"Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats”
A new book on "Big Chicken" dissects how common practices of the U.S. poultry industry are harming our air, water and health — and why Europe does it better.
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Amid the Fog of Policy, Reporting on Pesticide Regulation
Pesticides are a big environmental story. And under Trump, they are much in the news. But pesticide regulation, and its political, environmental and public health fallout, is an older and more complex tale. The Backgrounder explains how the rules work (and don't), and provides leads and resources for your reporting.
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"Fish Blood in Their Veins — But Few Salmon in Their River"
"This fall, the number of chinook salmon making their way from the ocean up the Klamath River in the far northwest corner of California is the lowest on record. That’s devastating news for the Yurok tribe, which has lived along and fished the Klamath for centuries. Salmon is integral to their entire culture and way of life, essential to Yurok ceremonies, for food, and for income."
Source: KQED, 10/16/2017
For Less Food Waste: Companies Agree to Simplify 'Use by' Labels
"Simplifying "sell by" dates should help reduce food waste, which releases greenhouse gases as it rots in landfills. The move could save people money, too."
Source: InsideClimate News, 09/26/2017
Appeals Court Blocks San Francisco’S Ordinance For Soda Health Warnings
"A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday sided with the beverage industry, granting a preliminary injunction to block a San Francisco ordinance mandating health warnings for soda."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn, 09/21/2017
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