supply and demand

Lean, Finely-Textured Beef Making a Comeback In Spite of Media Attacks

julia.seymour — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:36:27 +0000

Rising food prices have driven up demand for the meat media denigrated as ‘pink slime.’

Julia A. Seymour

Lean, finely-textured beef (LFTB), commonly referred to by media outlets as “pink slime,” is “back in demand,” according to Yahoo! News.

In 2012, a series of media attacks on LFTB, including several by ABC News, scared grocery stores like Kroger and Safeway and restaurants like McDonald’s away from using the meat product even though it had been safe and approved for use by the USDA for many years.

— Julia A. Seymour is Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business at the Media Research Center. Follow Julia A. Seymour on Twitter.

Mika Brzezinski Rejects Financial Journalist’s Explanation of Wages

julia.seymour — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:23:18 +0000

While bashing Walmart, MSNBC host asks for response from CNBC’s Brian Sullivan, scoffs at his answer.

Sean Long

MSNBC “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski piled on to left-wing media attacks against Walmart on June 23, and rejected a fellow journalist’s explanation of how economics works.

— Sean Long is Staff Writer at the Media Research Center. Follow Sean Long on Twitter.

Washington Post Profiles ‘Outlaw’ Raisin Farmer Fighting to End the U.S. Raisin Reserve

julia.seymour — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 12:22:43 +0000

Paper highlights problem of government intervention about outdated law stealing from farmers.

Kristine Marsh

Government intervention always has consequences, and in the case of the federal raisin reserve The Washington Post found out it is hurting the very farmers it was meant to help. Even the Post mocked the outdated law and positively portrayed the farmer who is battling to end it.