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PBS execs, board members silent on glaring wild-horse errors in Emmy-nominated “Human Footprint” series

By Vickery Eckhoff, September 9, 2024 // 17 Comments

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Ed Winters, Wild Beauty Foundation edward@winterstonepictures.comErik Molvar, Western Watersheds... [View more]

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Fact-checking the New York Times: Maps and data expose cattle, not wild horses, as looming crisis.

By Vickery Eckhoff, December 15, 2020 // 3 Comments

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.

By Vickery Eckhoff, December 12, 2020 // 5 Comments

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.

Rated: F

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"“The Wild Horse Wars” "

The Washington Post, Seattle Times, Houston Chronicle - Nov 18, 2020

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Fact-checking 9 errors in the Washington Post, Seattle Times and Houston Chronicle

By Vickery Eckhoff, December 12, 2020 // 2 Comments

The Washington Post, Seattle Times and the Houston Chronicle all have a duty to inform the public — not disinform it.

Rated: F

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"A Mustang Crisis Looms in the West"

The New York Times - Mar 22, 2020

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Fact-checking errors and omissions in the New York Times

By Vickery Eckhoff, December 12, 2020 // 1 Comment

"4% of “the West” is not, can never be considered “the West,” New York Times . You can't let that stand."

Cattle vs. Wild Horses (2002-2018). All data BLM.

By Vickery Eckhoff, October 9, 2018 // 4 Comments

BLM data shows cattle historically outnumber wild horses on federal lands. That data is now public, and could reshape the entire wild horse debate.

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Livestock Data Fills Gap in Ongoing Wild Horse Debate

By Vickery Eckhoff, November 11, 2015 // 21 Comments

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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Forbes Billionaires Top US Welfare Ranchers List

By Vickery Eckhoff, March 25, 2015 // 41 Comments

What do the Koch Brothers, Ted Turner, and the Hilton family have in common with Cliven Bundy? They're among a group of powerful welfare ranchers that take from the public and keep for themselves.

Rated: F

Article Review:

"Why You Really Should (But Really Can't) Eat Horse Meat"

the Guardian - Jan 09, 2015

Guardian’s Wild Horse Meat Story Contains 92% Beef

By Vickery Eckhoff, January 27, 2015 // 21 Comments

Caty Enders handed the reins of her wild horse article to meat industry suppliers and sources. Hidden economic conflicts of interest — and significant errors — ensued.

Rated: F

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"As Wild Horses Overrun the West, Ranchers Fear Land Will Be Gobbled Up"

New York Times - Sep 30, 2014

Misrepresenting Wild Horses At The New York Times

By Vickery Eckhoff, January 6, 2015 // 38 Comments

How much disclosure does the media owe its readers? Two New York Times articles illuminate the complexity of this timely question: “Hidden Interests, Closer to Home,” by Public Editor Margaret Sullivan (Sept. 20, 2014), and “As Wild Horses Overrun the West,... [View more]