CBS: Coffee 'Might Be Heading For Extinction' Due to Climate Change

Matthew Balan
October 17th, 2011 6:45 PM
On Monday's Early Show, CBS took advantage of Americans' love of coffee to hype climate change, bizarrely claiming that "your morning cup might be heading toward extinction." Contributor Taryn Winter Brill turned to a left-leaning organization to reinforce the claim that climate change "could have a devastating effect on future coffee production." Fill-in anchor Jeff Glor teased Winter Brill…
 

CBS Touts FDA Taking On 'Caloric Catastrophe' of Movie Theater Popcorn

Kyle Drennen
March 24th, 2011 5:53 PM
In a report for Thursday's CBS Early Show, contributor Taryn Winter Brill fretted over the impact of movie theater popcorn on Americans' waistlines: "Have you ever wondered how many calories you're actually consuming in that large popcorn with butter? You probably don't want to know. Pretty soon, though, you may not have a choice." Moments later, nutritionist Katherine Brooking declared the…
 

CBS Food Police Go After 'Cereal Offenders,' Fret Over Cartoon Charact

Kyle Drennen
March 15th, 2011 12:47 PM
On Tuesday's CBS Early Show, contributor Taryn Winter Brill touted a new University of Pennsylvania study on the influence of breakfast cereal cartoon characters on children: "Previous research has shown how these images influence children's selections, but now a new study reveals they also influence how the kids think the cereal actually tastes." In the report that followed, Brill described…