Center for Governmental Studies, Auburn University, Alabama.
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
2002-04
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23859
Notes:
25 pages., Results of a survey to appraise the awareness, opinions and attitudes held by Alabama residents regarding agriculture, the environment and the quality of rural life in Alabama.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23441
Notes:
Reports on other topics featuring interviews with rural Americans can be found at www.wkkf.org., This report is part of a project seeking to understand how various groups perceive rural America, its challenges and strengths. "Perceptions of rural America" looks at how certain news organizations report on the rural population. Researchers analyzed the events and issues making news, the sources quoted, and the opinions these sources expressed about the current and future state of rural America. Researchers conducted a content analysis of news coverage during the six-month period from Jan. 1, 2002, through June 30, 2002, in a sample of major newspapers, news magazines and television networks.
