Such an important and insightful conversation; glad @freedom.press put this together

Freedom of the Press Foundation@freedom.press · 8mo ago

Thanks to our panelists, @statnews.com' @lizzylawrence.bsky.social, @sentientmedia.org's @gracehussain.bsky.social, @propublica.org's @fastlerner.bsky.social, and @huntnewsnu.bsky.social; our co-hosts, @sejorg.bsky.social and @healthjournalism.org; and everyone who tuned in to our event today.

"'this reluctance to speak may be a form of anticipatory obedience, when it is coming from people who are in a relatively safe position to speak,' @greymoran.bsky.social says..." My latest looks at politics and freedom of the press. TLDR: sources are scared; it's hurting journalism

Journalism Has Become More Challenging, for Reporters and Sources

Researchers are more reluctant to give interviews since Trump returned to the White House.

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After Steven Barrows left his job at a hog slaughtering facility in Sioux City, Iowa, he sent a tip to the Environmental Protection Agency. In the tip, Barrows described the parking lot of Seaboard Triumph Foods LLC as a “dump site for rotten meats.” @ninaelkadi.com reports: buff.ly/Ta66gSR

At an Iowa Pork Plant, Piles of Dead Pigs and Wafting Sulphur Dioxide

When climate technology breaks down, the results can be deadly.

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I wrote about how an outpouring of community support has helped free 3 detained farmworkers in VT “The speed and efficacy of the response is due to the groundwork that we’ve been laying now for over a decade,” -Rachel Elliott of @migrantjustice.bsky.social sentientmedia.org/vermont-resi...

In Vermont, Residents Are Fighting to Free Their Dairy Farmworker Neighbors

The dairy industry in Vermont relies heavily on immigrant hires, workers who are now being detained and deported. And sometimes freed.

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"These ads reflect a rhetorical trend in rightwing political campaigns: the use of language invoking meat to dehumanize transgender people — and then justify extreme anti-trans laws...This grotesque language is trafficking in a common form of disinformation." reporting by @greymoran.bsky.social

As detention numbers creep upward, some advocates worry that detainees could be compelled to work to fill gaps in the workforce of some of the most dangerous jobs in the country, including on factory farms and in slaughterhouses. @gracehussain.bsky.social reports:

Could People in ICE Detention Centers Be Forced to Work in Slaughterhouses?

The precedent in prisons exists.

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I legitimately loved reading Erica's paper critiquing "food deserts," as I was reporting on the same. So glad it's now live on the internet!

What ‘Food Desert’ Means — and Why the Term Is Misleading

New research outlines the anti-Black and anti-Indigenous assumptions of the term.

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Erica Zurawski@ericazurawski.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy publication day to this article I started working on in 2017. I'm quite proud of this one but even more thrilled that it is out in the wild now for all to see. read.dukeupress.edu/environmenta...

When so many institutions are cowering to the demands of the Trump Administration, it was refreshing to read @gracehussain.bsky.social's profile of lawyer Dãnia Davy leading workshops for farmers with titles like "What to Expect When You're Expecting Fascism" sentientmedia.org/helping-farm...

How One Lawyer’s Helping Farmers Navigate Trump’s Policy Landscape

Dãnia Davy has been tracking executive orders for farmers since day one, free of charge.

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(2/3) Animal products, esp. ruminant #meat and luxury commodities like #coffee & cocoa, have 100x higher #extinction opportunity costs than #grains & roots. Together with #dairy, #pig & #poultry products they form the majority of per-capita consumption impacts: doi.org/10.33774/coe... #beef #pork

I'm looking to talk with someone doing research on mitigating the impacts of livestock systems who has had their funding paused by the ongoing federal funding pause. If you'd be willing to talk with me please reach out! Grace@sentientmedia.org. 🙏🏽

The health agencies public comms pause will last until at least Feb 1, after RFK's confirmation hearing. RFK is an avid supporter of raw milk and has indicated his intent to expand national access. Bird flu, which continues to be a growing concern, can spread via raw milk.

Health Agencies On Communications Pause

The Trump Administration will temporarily review and approve their public communications.

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Friendly reminder that the scientific method we follow is socially constructed and that indigenous ways of knowing that have been upheld across generations are (at least as) credible. 😊

Animal advocates will need to pivot hard in many ways to keep up their legal advocacy efforts in the face of the incoming Trump Administration. I spoke with animal law expert @delcianna.bsky.social.

How Animal Advocates Are Bracing for Trump’s Return - Truthdig

An interview with Delci Winders, director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute at Vermont Law and Graduate School.

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Big Meat sidestepped accountability to keep consumers coming back in 2024. @jesslsr.bsky.social explains: sentientmedia.org/big-meat-reb...

How Big Meat Worked to Rebrand in 2024 — Using Disinformation

A look back at the year’s manipulative messaging.

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At COP29, the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action made a big climate pledge — but is their plan feasible? @gracehussain.bsky.social fact-checks the pledge with the help of experts including @waiterich.bsky.social of @worldresources.bsky.social. Read in our newsletter: mailchi.mp/sentientmedi...

BREAKING: Autonomous anti-genocide activists bring the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to a grinding halt after blockading the McDonald’s float for a second year in a row. “Those grinches who thinks they can disrupt the parade: it’s not going to happen,” Mayor Eric Adams said yesterday.

"'Food apartheid is important for us as a way to recognize the structural racism and the intentionality that’s associated with a lot of policy decisions that have led to inequities in food access [and] food distribution,' adds Laurie Beyranevand."

Sentient@sentientmedia.org · 2y ago

The language we use to talk about food justice matters. sentientmedia.org/food-aparthe...

Hello Bluesky! I report (mostly) on solutions to food systems issues @sentientmedia.bsky.social and research agricultural industrialization @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social; check out my work here: sentientmedia.org/author/grace...