http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/25150/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/ethical-conflict-doesnt-stop-al-jazeera-attacking-chicken-industry <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> &#039;The Stream&#039; host Lisa Fletcher includes Human Society spokesman even though she&#039;s personally connected to the CEO. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/julia-seymour">Julia A. Seymour</a> </div> </div> </div> <p class="normal">Anti-factory farming rhetoric is all the rage on the left, so when the USDA announced changes to its inspection for the first time since 1957, liberal outrage was sure to follow.</p> <p class="normal">Al Jazeera America devoted most of an episode of “The Stream” to criticism of the changes on Aug. 20. The left-wing slant that episode about USDA changes to poultry inspections was predictable, given the personal views of host Lisa Fletcher.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Julia A. Seymour is Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/BizMediaJulia" target="_blank">Follow Julia A. Seymour on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/ethical-conflict-doesnt-stop-al-jazeera-attacking-chicken-industry" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business Government Health Media Al Jazeera America animals for food changing regulations chicken chicken industry conflict of interest ethical conflict Farming food borne illness Humane Society Lisa Fletcher poultry poultry regulation The Stream USDA USDA inspection USDA regulations vegan Wayne Pacelle Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:21:08 +0000 julia.seymour 47004 at http://archive2.mrc.org