Pollan, journalism prof who knows food and farms, makes Forbes' list of top 25 liberals in news media

A journalism professor who writes about the process and politics of food just did make Forbes magazine's list of the 25 most influential liberals in the U.S. news media. No. 25 is Michael Pollan, right, of the University of California, Berkeley, and here's what the magazine said about him:

"The author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food, Pollan has had more influence than any other contemporary writer on mainstream American thinking about what we eat. His manifesto--"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants"--should now be in political vogue. (Obama likes arugula.)"

Forbes explains its effort: "Barack Obama's inauguration was the formal point at which the reigning ideology in Washington changed from "conservative" to "liberal." We use those terms without apology, as they are used in American political discourse." For its definition of "liberal," and the list, click here.