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    1. An instrument for assessing scientists' written skills in public communication of science

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Baram-Tsabari, Ayelet (author) and Lewenstein, Bruce V. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2013
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 144 Document Number: D06483
    Journal Title:
    Science Communication
    Journal Title Details:
    35(1) : 56-85

    2. Are our news releases dull?

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Cowing, Amy G. (author / U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1954-09
    Published:
    USA: American Association of Agricultural College Editors
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C17887
    Journal Title:
    AAACE
    Journal Title Details:
    37 (1) : 8-9
    Notes:
    Presentation during a special interest session on newspapers and magazines.

    3. Are we writing over the heads of farm readers?

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Cowing, Amy Gronna (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1945-04
    Published:
    USA: American Association of Agricultural College Editors
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C17794
    Journal Title:
    AAACE
    Journal Title Details:
    28 (4) : 3
    Notes:
    Provides limited information in response to the question, but describes a readership analysis service offered by the Field Studies and Training Division of the Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. It has analyzed extension publications from 46 states and Puerto Rico.

    4. Attitude of farmers towards agricultural information and their adoption influenced by newspapers

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Rathod, Harshada (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2015
    Published:
    India: Maniben Nanavati Women's College, Mumbai, India
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11839
    Journal Title:
    Research Horizons
    Journal Title Details:
    5 : 78-84
    Notes:
    Online via keyword search of UI Library ecatalog., Report of newspaper reading among 241 farmers in Gujarat State, India. Findings suggested that newspapers play an important part in popularizing the agricultural practices of farmers. Author recommended that sufficient space should be given to agricultural information, and it should be published on time, more understandable, interesting, acceptable to readers, and in regional-language newspapers.

    6. Communicating ecological indicators to decision makers and the public

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Russell, Clifford S. (author), Schiller, Andrew (author), Hunsaker, Carolyn T. (author), Kane, Michael A. (author), Wolfe, Amy K. (author), Dale, Virginia H. (author), Suter, Glenn W (author), Pion, Georgine (author), Jensen, Molly H. (author), and Konar, Victoria C. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2001
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 175 Document Number: C29927
    Journal Title:
    Conservation Ecology
    Journal Title Details:
    5(1) : 19
    Notes:
    Via UI electronic subscription. 18 pages., Describes a rigorous process used to communicate scientific information to non-technical audiences.

    9. Editor discusses bulletins

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Harney, Gene (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1944-06
    Published:
    USA: American Association of Agricultural College Editors
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C17790
    Journal Title:
    AAACE
    Journal Title Details:
    27 (5) : 4
    Notes:
    Mentions a readability analysis (service) offered by the Division of Field Studies and Training, Extension Service, Washington, D.C.