KAREN DAVIS: The media practice of ignoring, trivializing and demeaning farmed animals is a strategy that is well characterized by the phrase “Dominance Through Mentioning.” In Dominance Through Mentioning, disturbing truths and unorthodox viewpoints are “mentioned” so that the press can claim “balanced” coverage, without having to disturb the dominant worldview. In particular, Dominance Through … Continue reading ‘Dominance Through Mentioning’: The fiction of fair coverage of farmed animals