Saturday, September 30, 2023
Bringing Accuracy and Context
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CORRECTIONS WATCH
Fact-checking 13-year old photographic images in the Washington Post
Misreporting on wild horses is an out-of-control problem — and Washington Post editors are locked in conflict over fixing errors or letting them stand. -
Article Review:
"“The Wild Horse Wars” "
The Washington Post, Seattle Times, Houston Chronicle - Nov 18, 2020
CORRECTIONS WATCH
Fact-checking 9 errors in the Washington Post, Seattle Times and Houston Chronicle
The Washington Post, Seattle Times and the Houston Chronicle all have a duty to inform the public — not disinform it. -
CORRECTIONS WATCH
Fact-checking errors and omissions in the New York Times
"4% of “the West” is not, can never be considered “the West,” New York Times . You can't let that stand." -
CORRECTIONS WATCH
Fact-checking the New York Times: Maps and data expose cattle, not wild horses, as looming crisis.
A third reader submits hard proof of fundamental errors within the same New York Times article, and goes ignored. What does the Times choose to correct? A spelling error. -
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Fact-checking The New York Times: Sources claim wild horse damage, but photos show cattle did it.
Challis wild horse herds aren't causing land health problems in the Spar Canyon. Domestic cattle — under the management responsibility of the BLM — are. And photos prove it. -
BLM data shows cattle historically outnumber wild horses on federal lands. That data is now public, and could reshape the entire wild horse debate. -
An investigation by the international animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) found filthy, inhumane overcrowding at a Farmer John farm, a brand owned by Hormel that produces the popular LA Dodgers' Dodger Dogs. -
Started in 2009, the Yulin dog meat festival, with its brutality and filth, has become symbolic of China’s now declining, mostly unregulated dog meat industry, which is responsible for killing between 10 and 20 million dogs for food annually. -
Investigators found birds trapped in feces that covered much of the floor, a half-foot deep in some places; with eyes that were swollen shut, swollen nostrils, open wounds and bruises; missing large patches of feathers; inflamed and swollen crops; and stress bars on their feathers — an indication of poor environmental conditions or severe malnutrition. -
A side-by-side analysis of 2014 grazing data shows wild horses greatly outnumbered by millions of privately owned livestock across 251 million acres of western public grass... [View more]
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With his thinning white hair and black Polo-style shirt with a Niman Ranch “Raised With Care” logo over his heart, Paul Willis looks like a kindly grandfather. This... [View more] -
The current rage in sustainable agriculture circles is to avoid food waste. But it’s a qualified kind of advocacy. Proponents don’t suggest avoiding the most wasteful... [View more]
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