THREAD: Ironically, @SmithfieldFoods is the 2nd major meatpacker to use the power of advertising in the very same medium it accuses of "inaccurate" storytelling for our “info-tainment society” to reach the public with its message.
2) Call us “critics” who “aren’t in the arena,” who “sit on the sidelines” and “point fingers.” Or call us what we’re more commonly known as—“reporters.” Yes, Smithfield, you and others feed the country. Somebody has to, right?! Nobody would dare argue with that.
3) But so do we, in a way. And jargon-free (paywall-free, too, in some cases) information is what the tireless efforts of some frontline workers in *our* industry has yielded. Cc: @FERNnews @leahjdouglas @TedGenoways @Morning_Ag @deenashanker