Brian Fung

Middlebury Campus Editor
Associate editor @TheAtlantic; previously @TPM, @FP_Magazine & @OnInnovations. Come for the media, health & politics; stay for tech & foreign policy geekery.
Middlebury College
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b_fung Urghhhh MT @megangarber : Is their something about this tweet that is driving you nuts? If so, apply for this: http://t.co/3KqE7RnS

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung MT @agripulse : Lot of people presume healthier eating is more expensive. USDA studies show that isn’t true – Merrigan at #AtlanticFood

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung Instead of counting calories, Merrigan says start thinking about portion sizes, distance to grocery stores, and other metrics #AtlanticFood

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung Merrigan: "We get locked into this calorie analysis that goes back to like 1864 and it's not the right way to think about it." #AtlanticFood

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung NEWS: Newt's favorite snake is a python.

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung To Newt RT @ajjaffe : "What's with you and animals?" Chris Matthews asks what we've all been wondering.

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung Or a rickroll MT @Alex_Ogle : Be great if Stelter did stand by for news but sted of some news, get tiger cub instead.

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung Here's the "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" map USDA deputy secretary Merrigan is talking about: http://t.co/7bPlDMqq #AtlanticFood

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung Before the word "organic" got hip, Martha Stewart lived by the words "healthy," "sustainable," & "fertilizer-free" #AtlanticFood

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung USDA deputy secretary Kathleen Merrigan is up now at #AtlanticFood. Final speaker.

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung Stand by for moos http://t.co/McjFLvoF RT @NeilBhatiya : Stand by for ewes http://t.co/ehxxVmsB

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung Stand by REM.

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung RT @Atlantic_LIVE : The average of a @RevolutionFoods meal is $3. #FoodSummit

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung This should be a thing. http://t.co/DhV0ifVW RT @DylanByers : STELTER! RT @brianstelter : Stand by for news...

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung You know who would've been an awesome guest to have #AtlanticFood? Jamie Oliver.

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung Today in #facepalm MT @ByronTau : Marion Barry uses anti-Polish slur while apologizing for anti-Asian slurs http://t.co/KB9igsZN

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung For context on that 2%—Just 4% of elementary schools & 8% of middle schools offer daily PE, per the CDC. http://t.co/bAnc67V5 #AtlanticFood

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung Only 2% of HSes still have PE programs. "We're not out to create new Michael Phelps; we just want them moving" –Gary Hall #AtlanticFood

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung +1000/#shotsfired/cc @NPR RT @ParraV : This is absolutely ridiculous. RT @andyrNYT : Are handguns the new tote bag? http://t.co/5lD7eAXE

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung Dole's spokeperson really just say the idea of *suggesting* improvements to nutrition labels was bossing businesses around? #AtlanticFood

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung RT @Atlantic_LIVE : The #1 vegetable for children under 12 mo. is a fried potato, says @NestleUSA 's Marilyn Knox. #AtlanticFood

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung By 18-24 months, a child's food group consumption patterns already match those of its parents. #AtlanticFood

by Brian Fung, Middlebury Campus Editor, Middlebury College

b_fung Elaine Kolish of the BBB: "People think doing their income taxes is easier than reading the nutrition facts panel." #AtlanticFood