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Nov 22, 2024 | 
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By Theodore RossToday, Chuck Abbott, FERN’s stalwart chronicler of American agricultural affairs, announced that he would be retiring from his post as lead writer on FERN’s Ag Insider news service. It is hard for me to imagine another reporter who has contributed more to the daily understanding of the food system at the governmental level than Chuck. His daily reports are smart and informed, a classic example of insider reporting leavened with an outsider’s wit.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
thefern.org | Theodore Ross
By Theodore RossIt’s always worth reminding the people who care about the work FERN does that we are an independent, nonpartisan source of news and information about food and the environment. But independent and nonpartisan does not mean apolitical. You may have noticed that we are in the final, tortured stages of an election cycle, and the writers and thinkers we work with are reckoning with the political issues of the day as they relate to our subjects.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
thefern.org | Theodore Ross
By Theodore RossWhat is the heartland, anyway? That’s a question that comes up a lot at FERN, because it cuts to the … heart … of the journalism we do on food and the environment. Our partner, Eater has just published a series on the subject, and they have a pretty smart definition:The heartland transcends borders (and ideologies, political parties, identities, and lifestyles).
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
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This Story’s Impact 10.8 million subscribers across platforms This article on which this Q&A is based was produced in collaboration with The New York Times. It will be available on thefern.org later this month. It may not be reproduced without express permission from FERN. If you are interested in republishing or reposting this article, please contact [email protected].
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
thefern.org | Theodore Ross
By Theodore RossFor the second time in two weeks, FERN co-published an article in the op-ed section of The New York Times. Both stories make persuasive arguments about how politics can influence the food and agriculture systems in the United States. The first was published on the day that Tim Walz accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination to be the vice-presidential candidate.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
thefern.org | Theodore Ross
By Theodore RossI’m excited to announce that our latest story, out this morning, is our first in partnership with the New York Times. At FERN, our mission is to transform the food system through powerful journalism and storytelling. We do that by working with partners who can help our stories have impact. Collaborating with the New York Times, especially the op-ed section, means connecting with perhaps the most influential audience in modern-day journalism.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
thefern.org | Theodore Ross
By Theodore RossI have three kids, and if I’ve learned anything in my eighteen years of parenting — and you can confirm with my wife whether in fact I’ve learned anything — it’s that not all of the clichés of my youth hold up. Take for example, this chestnut: Make sure you have on clean underwear — what happens if you’re in a car wreck and the EMT sees your dirty drawers? Hmmm. Maybe that is good advice. One that I like is “clean your plate.” If I’m cooking it, my children damn well better eat it.
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May 30, 2024 | 
thefern.org | Theodore Ross
By Theodore RossI’m coming up on my first year working with the good folks at FERN, and I’ve been spending some time thinking about what we do. If you don’t already know it, FERN is an “independent, nonprofit news organization that produces award-winning, high-impact investigative and explanatory reporting on food, agriculture, and environmental health.” Good stuff! (Did you know you can donate to us?)Most of what that means is pretty self-evident.
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May 2, 2024 | 
thefern.org | Theodore Ross
By Theodore RossAll of us at FERN were thrilled to learn earlier this week that we were a three-time finalist at the James Beard Media Awards, in collaboration with two of our valued partners. One nomination was in the “Food Coverage in a General Interest Publication” category, for a full magazine issue we co-published on the subject of food, in partnership with Switchyard, the excellent new literary magazine from the University of Tulsa.
