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Harvest Public Media Investigates Safety In Slaughterhouses

Slaughterhouses remain one of the most dangerous workplaces in this country. Harvest Public Media, a reporting collaborative based at KCUR, has been investigating the hazards meat processing workers still face. The result is a three-part series airing this week, Dangerous Jobs, Cheap Meat.

Guests:

  • Peggy Lowe is Harvest Public Media’s investigations editor.
  • Luke Runyon is Harvest Public Media’s reporter based at KUNC in northern Colorado.
  • Grant Gerlock reports for Harvest Public Media from his base at NET News in Nebraska.
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