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“How can we get the world to talk about factory farming?” by LewisBollard

Jul 2, 2024

Exploring the lack of public discourse on factory farming, analyzing why it is often overlooked. Strategies discussed to boost awareness include motivating the media, innovating tactics, and shaping a compelling narrative around the issue.

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Media coverage of factory farming lags behind crucial issues like climate change, hindering awareness and action.

Social media posts and news articles show promise in shifting public perceptions on animal welfare and consumption habits.

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Lack of Media Coverage on Factory Farming

Despite the significant impact of factory farming on animal welfare and the environment, media coverage on this issue remains scarce. Comparisons have shown that coverage of factory farming has not increased at the same rate as other topics like climate change. Undercover investigations that once shed light on factory farm abuses have decreased in visibility, allowing these detrimental practices to continue without public scrutiny.

Addressing the Lack of Public Discussion on Factory Farming

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Note: This post was crossposted from the Open Philanthropy Farm Animal Welfare Research Newsletter by the Forum team, with the author's permission. The author may not see or respond to comments on this post.

Silence favors the status quo, which doesn’t favor animals

It's easy to ignore factory farming. Inflation sparks public debates about the economy. Natural disasters spur news stories on climate change. Advances in artificial intelligence prompt discussion of its risks. But abuses on factory farms go ignored.

An analysis by my colleague Emma Buckland found that, since 2010, global English-language print and online news coverage of factory farming has only grown in line with other reporting on agriculture (see graph below). By contrast, coverage of climate change has grown two to three times faster. Google News lists 0.02 - 0.4% as many articles in the last week on factory farming as on [...]

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First published:
June 27th, 2024

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/opb3JH4DfAMKqy3Rs/how-can-we-get-the-world-to-talk-about-factory-farming

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