Research: MET ML681 / ML681 (Online): Food Writing for the Media (Spring/Fall 2023): About Food Writing for the Media

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Food Instagram : Identity, Influence, and Negotiation mage by image and hashtag by hashtag, Instagram has redefined the ways we relate to food. Emily J. H. Contois and Zenia Kish edit contributions that explore the massively popular social media platform as a space for self-identification, influence, transformation, and resistance.

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Eater: The Boundary Pusher Peter Meehan’s transgressive vision helped redefine food media with the groundbreaking Lucky Peach, and later transformed the LA Times’s food coverage. But that vision came with a toxic management style characterized by intimidation, a barrage of sexualized commentary, and explosive anger, according to two dozen current and former staffers.
Vox: The food world is imploding over structural racism. The problems are much bigger than Bon Appétit. Late last month, Bon Appétit editor in chief Adam Rapoport wrote a column about George Floyd’s killing, his magazine’s editorial mission, and the intersection of justice, inequality, and its discontents. Now, less than two weeks later, Bon Appétit is still working to address its blind spots — just not with Rapoport.

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One young black chef on what food media needs right now (Los Angeles Times newsletter) Many people shared resources to fight racism and amplify black voices, including lists of community justice organizations, books and black-owned businesses. One Instagram comment in particular caught my eye, from Rahanna Bisseret Martinez, the 16-year-old Oakland chef who was a finalist on “Top Chef Junior” in 2018, who wrote that the L.A. Times has failed to “celebrate the black lives that have created L.A. food community.”