Irresponsible Journalism? Meat Recall and Local/National Coverage

Far be it from a "blogger" to report inadequacies in our journalistic brethren... but since Hen House Media uses a blog as an online diary, and not to pontificate (okay, we do in fact pontificate regularly), I think it is time to take a nice little potshot.

Yesterday, all major local and national media outlets talked about one of the largest recalls of Beef in US history.

NOT ONE OF THEM.... talked about how it affects the local market.

So, scare me, why don't you.... But don't give me enough information to help myself.

The "sick" animals are being fed into the food chain with potential disastrous results, and the consumers are not being given ANY information to help.

I expect that the national broadcasts would not go into depth on how it affects the local marketplace, but I expect more from our local CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates.

I truly hope for the sake of all of us, that the local news organizations have already started the ball rolling on in depth reporting. If our health is at risk, we need to be given the tools to protect ourselves. That comes from knowledge. I rely on my local news station to provide me with that.

Please forgive me if I am jumping the gun here. Lets hope the next few days yield better coverage.


-B