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.
The bad and the good: The WSJ ignores the negative impacts of beef production. The L.A. Times reports on the conflicts of interest that helped elevate meat and dairy to the top of U.S. dietary…
Business Insider reinforces the meat industry narrative that plant-based meat is “ultraprocessed,” while positioning beef as a whole food. The NY Times and Huffington Post report on the manosphere’s unhealthy and absurd obsession with meat.
Pete Wells, the NY Times restaurant critic whose mean-spirted review of Eleven Madison Park took a steep toll on its plant-based business, has adopted a plant-heavy diet to improve his health. He has yet to…
Vox shines a spotlight on dairy calf abuse that is hidden from the public. The Wall Street Journal omits an important victim in its coverage of a slaughterhouse closure. An op-ed writer for The Guardian…
The Washington Post calls for increased beef imports in response to high prices. The Atlantic makes no mention of animal cruelty in a story about dairy production. Allure Magazine reports that “nobody wants to be…
Men’s Health uses inconclusive research to promote meat consumption. CNN parrots meat industry talking points about veganism. Upon seeing a VegMediaWatch post critiquing its misleading, clickbait headline, Business Insider sent VegMediaWatch the following message, “We…
In an in-depth story about bird flu killing seals, the NY Times omits the virus’s origin — factory farms. In a story about a fire that killed 6,000 pigs in a factory farm, the NY…
CNN suggests that feeding babies “lots of butter” can be “healthy.” CBS Evening News reports on an “amusing” lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings that has “no meat on its bones.” The Times of Israel reports…
The NY Post explains how factory farms harm animals, the public health and local communities. An op-ed writer for The Independent ridicules plant-based foods. The NY Times platforms food technology authors who explain how plant-based…
The NY Times normalizes a violent fishing expedition. The Guardian reports on the environmental impact of RFK’s meat-heavy nutrition guidelines. Travel & Leisure shares vegan-friendly travel destinations.