Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 182 Document Number: C36925
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Via SciDev.net. 2 pages., Director of the non-profit media organisation, TVE Asia Pacific, argues that "the media and development organizations are currently part of the problem."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23811
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"Friday Edition" via Poynteronline. 2 pages., Reports on coverage by a National Public Radio reporter of fraudulent claims by crop producers against the federal crop insurance program.
Reports that focus group research among farm readers shows they want information that is not a commercial on the editorial pages they read. "Isn't it strange? The very credibility these folks crave is the first thing to disappear when publishers agree to relax their standards."
Solomon, Norman (author) and Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, New York City, New York.
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Commentary
Publication Date:
2005-11-23
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: C24434
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Retrieved July 7, 2006, Media Beat. 2 pages., "Today, some people have bountiful tables while others have very little. On the rhetorical surface, Thanksgiving marks a time of appreciation. But meanwhile, most of all, media outlets encourage us to buy - and forget."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C22592
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Posted at: http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/printNewsBis.asp?id=61508, Online from foodproductiondaily.com 3 pages., Urges food industry not to dismiss studies that seem "scientifically flawed." "It is simply not good enough - ever - to fall back on seeing only what we want to see." The process should not be driven by reports in mass media.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: C24724
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Retrieved October 14, 2005, Via Science and Development Network. 4 pages., "A democratic dialogue over science-related issues is critical for modern societies. But providing reliable information in an accessible way is an essential prerequisite for this to occur." Author notes a worrying trend within much of the world's media whereby a traditional commitment to reporting facts is giving way to coverage on interpretations of fact (or "spin").
