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    1. Don't blame consumers - science partly to blame for post-truth society

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2019-05-20
    Published:
    USA: DairyBusiness, LLC
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 30 Document Number: D10556
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    3 pages., via website, DairyBusiness., Those within the food system wring their hands about the decreasing influence of science, often blaming consumers for our “post-truth” society. But, there is another reason for the decline of trust in science, according to The Center for Food Integrity (CFI) – one less comfortable to talk about, especially for those who conduct and sponsor research.

    2. Ethics column: protecting who from whom?

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Horstmeier, Greg (author)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2019-07
    Published:
    USA: AAEA - The Agricultural Communicators Network, LaGrange, GA.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 46 Document Number: D10706
    Journal Title:
    AAEA ByLine
    Notes:
    4 pages., Via online., "The chief ethical fear for the past 99 years of agricultural journalism has been that one of our number would cuddle up closer to advertisers than others of us, and reap unethical benefits of that. The chief charge of every Ethics Committee [of AAEA] has been to protect our collective readers from any hoodwinking that would come from such collusion. As I look toward that 100th year, I wonder who needs protecting from whom." Examines pressures on agricultural journalists in the wake of divided audience perspectives about the role of agricultural media in covering contentious political issues

    3. Partisanship, piffle and prattle

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Guebert, Alan (author / Farm and Food File)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2019-10-04
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 114 Document Number: D11033
    Journal Title:
    Illinois Agri News
    Journal Title Details:
    42(32) : C6
    Notes:
    Commentary on "self-financed, self-serving 'science'" used by agricultural interests involving a variety of food, agriculture, and environmental issues.

    5. Smear campaigns

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Woodall, Colin (author / Chief Executive Officer, National Cattlemen's Beef Association)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2019-09-26
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 114 Document Number: D11004
    Notes:
    3 pages., National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Centennial Colorado., Commentary on messaging being used by interest groups to pit beef producers against one another.

    6. Social media dilemma

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Zimmerman, Chuck (author / ZimmComm News Media, Cantonment, Florida)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2021-02-12
    Published:
    International: Zimmcomm New Media, Cantonment, Florida.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12106
    Notes:
    Online from ZimmComm News Media. 2 pages., A pioneer in agricultural uses of new social media expresses concern about FaceBook, Twitter, and YouTube having become political weapons. "Since the election, the level of censorship on all of the major social media platforms has just skyrocketed. Never in our wildest dreams did we ever think that freedom of speech and the press might be endangered in this country, but we do believe it is right now." FaceBook and Twitter platforms "are both essentially business platforms. Author reports a decision to put a temporary hold on ZimmComm business FaceBook accounts.

    7. The dirty dozen: Remembering our safety seven

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Sims, Tamika (author)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2021-03
    Published:
    USA: International Food Information Council, Washington, D.C.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12153
    Notes:
    Online from publisher. 3 pages., Author suggests that say one form of produce is safer and more nutritional than another should be avoided. Cites top seven things to remember about eating healthy and safe foods "when this year's (or any year's) "Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen" lists invade your social media streams."