Nov. 4, 2025
When a national crisis like bird flu strikes, our newsroom has to be ready.
John McCracken’s investigation uncovered how underage workers were hired to help kill millions of chickens, how the federal government funneled millions in payments to major poultry producers, and how controversial methods like heatstroke and suffocating foam became standard practice for mass culling.
That kind of reporting doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time, expertise, and resources to connect the dots and hold these powerful players accountable.
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