It's A Terrible Testimony Amy Fitzgerald Summary

Amy J. Fitzgerald conducted a research article on ‘‘It’s a Horrible Coincidence’’: Corporate Responsibility and the 2007 Pet Food Recall. The purpose of the article is to expose corporate crime, and it’s affair with the media. The article is mainly based on the 2007 pet food recall incident, involving Menu Foods. Furthermore Amy touches on Tembec, which is a company that produces seafood and livestock. In addition, Amy discusses how China fits into this study. Finally she puts the microscope on Menu Foods to find out the cause, intent, responsibility, and possible sanctions. However, the author found out that in general the media does cover white collar crime, but the media does not put emphasis on the corporations’ involvement. Furthermore the media instead seek to tie in corporate crime with other ambiguous factors. Lastly the general assessment that this article receives, is that it is very beneficial. Ultimately the article provides some knowledge on the shady topic of corporations since we live in a capitalistic era.
Amy believes that corporations are not being held responsible for their actions. Her theoretical view is the conflict theory, which is based on how corporations manipulate the media. Karl Marx is the originator of the conflict theory, and he discusses that the elite control the majority
Her thoughts are logically organized, moreover the article is in line perfectly with criminology. I can relate to the article because I can see how upset pet owners would be, and how this ties in with capitalism; a society which I live in. The research is important because in the age of capitalism, at least some light is shed on corporations. Furthermore the article is definitely interesting and I am in favour of cracking down on corporations. Finally I was amazed at how they were able to avoid inspection by labelling their product as a non-food item. Overall I enjoyed reading the article, and gained new