Take Action: NY Times Treats Egg-laying Hens as Commodities
Please use the links in this story to call out the New York Times for portraying hens as units of production in its coverage of the falling price of eggs.
VegMediaWatch is a watchdog group that aims to improve the portrayal of veganism and plant-based foods in the mainstream media by exposing anti-vegan bias and amplifying fair and accurate reporting.
As Egg Prices Drop, the New York Times Ignores the Cost to Hens
In a 1,600 word story about the economics of egg production, the NY Times fails to acknowledge that cheap eggs depend on practices that impose significant costs on the hens. A complete and balanced account…
ABC News Ignores Beef Industry’s Role in Driving the Drought Behind Rising Prices
In a segment about the impact of high beef prices on barbecue restaurants, Good Morning America reporters portray the restaurants as blameless victims. They also fail to address the hidden costs of beef to the…
Take Action: GMA Covers Beef Prices, Ignores Beef’s Real Costs
Good Morning America reports on the high cost of beef to restaurants without addressing the hidden costs to the planet, the animals and human health.
Take Action: Daily Mail Reduces Veganism to “Dangerously Unhealthy” Fad
The Daily Mail publishes an in-depth attack on veganism, describing it as a “dead” fad instead of an ethical movement embraced by millions. The NY Times celebrates hot dogs without informing its readers of the…
NY Times Celebrates Hot Dogs While Ignoring Their Hidden Costs
The New York Times devotes 3,000 words to ranking hot dogs by taste, texture, and price, yet doesn’t inform its readers of the high hidden costs of beef production and processed meat consumption.
Take Action: NY Post Disguises Meat Industry Propaganda as News
A NY Post article about a physician who promotes carnivore diets fails to disclose his commercial ties to meat businesses and his role as a meat influencer with millions of followers. MS NOW airs an…
MS NOW’s Ongoing Beef Industry Coverage Omits Toll on Planet, Animals and Human Health
MS NOW has once again aired an in-depth segment about the beef industry that presents cattle ranchers as victims while excluding perspectives that would challenge the industry’s interests.
New York Post Amplifies Carnivore Diet in Biased Story
A NY Post article that profiles a physician who promotes carnivore diets fails to disclose his commercial ties to meat businesses and his role as a meat influencer with millions of followers.
Take Action: The Telegraph Uses an Imagined Ban on Meat to Justify a Hit Piece on Veganism
In an article in The Telegraph entitled “The Miserable Reality of a Plant-Based Society,” columnist and Senior Political Commentator Annabel Denham fabricates threats that don’t exist, including a ban on meat, to justify a hit…