Did flashy reporting go too far when it stirred up hysteria over a common beef product?
By Eliana Johnson
Now, I know I'll take heat for posting this as being biased against what I see to be Lame Street Media. But, read the piece for yourself @
ABC
Do the producers think of the possible consequences?
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In the wake of the broadcasts, Beef Products, Inc. (BPI), the country’s main producer of lean finely textured beef, was forced to shutter three of its four factories and to lay off over 650 employees. It has now filed suit against ABC, alleging that the network libeled and defamed the product.
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