Lessons from the Field

Ethical Reporting on Vulnerable and Exploited Food Workers in the Trump Era

James Beard Award Winner Ted Genoways
Ted Genoways

About the Event

PAST EVENT: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Lee Hills Hall, 715 Elm Street, Columbia, MO 65211.
Room 303 and Zoom

  • Reporting on labor and exploitation
  • Following the facts
  • Crafting compelling narratives

Ted Genoways is a two-time James Beard Award winner and author of six books, including “Tequila Wars: José Cuervo and the Bloody Struggle for the Spirit of Mexico” (W.W. Norton, 2025). He is a contributing writer at Mother Jones and The New Republic, and a senior editor at the Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN).

Books

This Blessed Earth
The Chain
Tequila Wars

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