Posts Tagged ‘Oprah’
Celebrity Experts: Qualifications Optional
Mom blogger MRS wonders why celebrities have become experts in the kinds of foods that are safe to eat and why it is so easy to believe them. She ask why celebrities are qualified after seeing Suzanne Somers recent attack of beef and hearing about Michael Pollan’s upcoming Oprah appearance.
Read MoreValue in Twitter & Tweeting
To tweet or not to tweet – therein lies the question. Twitter is the rage of the season and a headliner in most media outlets. Since Oprah began tweeting last month, Twitter moved to mainstream from early adopters. Before you wave it off as youth fad, the numbers below tell you that people 35 and older are…
Read MoreAgriculture's Ride with the Media
What a week it’s been for the agrifood business to go on a wild ride with the national popular press. The ride started with Sunday’s edition (October 12) of Food Fights, the New York Times Magazine, with a reported circulation of 1.7 million. In a “Dear Mr. President-Elect” nine-page diatribe, Michael Pollan wrote “It may surprise you to…
Read MoreOprah Cleanses Animal Agriculture
“Well, I feel like I got baptized in Vegan Land today.” said Oprah on her May 20 show, according to Farm Sanctuary who reports this show featured Kathy Freston, author of Quantum Wellness. Oprah announced that she has embarked on a 21-day cleanse that includes removing all animal products from her diet in her quest…
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