Tag: journalism
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ABC News – Defamation of BCI, Lost Jobs and Lawsuits
High profile lawsuit against ABC and newscasters I’m not talking about the $1.2 billion lawsuit against the news mogul that Beef Products, Inc. (BPI) filed in early September. The lawsuit at hand is one that former senior counsel for BPI, Bruce Smith, has filed and is seeking $70,000 in damages for his lost job. Smith…
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Animal Rights Activists Aren’t Stupid
There are A LOT of people out there who make comments like “those guys are such idiots” and “they’re so stupid – why do they act that way?” in regards to animal rights activists. This is infuriating on two levels. 1) Animal rights activists are NOT dumb, contrary to popular belief. The board of directors…
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I Don’t Want to Live Without Meat in 2050
I just read an article on Yahoo! that said the world may be forced into vegetarianism by the year 2050, according to some scientists at the Stockholm International Water Institute in Sweden. Here is a link to the article — http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/vegetarian-2050-190426669.html. Hell no. I refuse to live in a society where there is no meat.…
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Hatred In The Most Flattering Form
I’ve been in a writing rut lately. Between my full-time real job, blogging for the NCBA Young Producer’s Council, freelancing and finishing my thesis corrections, Buzzard’s Beat has been neglected. Thinking of blog fodder is difficult when my brain is dried up – looks like #drought12 isn’t just affecting the crops. I love to blog…
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How Useless would Agriculture Be if You Went Hungry?
The agriculture world has been abuzz today with the recent posting of an article titled, College Majors That Are Useless, where the generic terms “Agriculture Majors” sits at #1. Sitting at #4 was Animal Sciences and #5 was Horticulture. Oh, where shall I begin? First off, one cannot major in agriculture. For example at my alma mater,…