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That time Oprah beefed with the Texas cattle industry (podcast)

In this special edition of the Tribcast, reporter and producer Neena Satija talks with editor Aman Batheja about his story on Oprah Winfrey's beef with the Texas cattle industry.

by Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal, and Aman Batheja, The Texas Tribune

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey on the front page of the Amarillo Daily News on Feb. 27, 1998, the day after a jury voted unanimously in her favor in a "veggie libel" lawsuit filed against her by the beef industry.
Credit: Amarillo Globe-News

In this special edition of the Tribcast, reporter and producer Neena Satija talks with editor Aman Batheja about his story on Oprah Winfrey's beef with the Texas cattle industry.  

Let us know what you think of this special edition by emailing tribcast@texastribune.org. 

 

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