Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C37087
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See C37085 for original, Pages 35-56 in Anna Robinson-Pant (ed.), Women, literacy and development: alternative perspectives. Routledge, London, England. Routledge Studies in Literacy. 259 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23861
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Abstract of a presentation at the Butler/Cunningham Conference, Montgomery, Alabama, November 8-9, 2004. 1 page, Power Point visuals supported this presentation: Author describes editorial strategies for serving commercial farmers and others on "farms" as lifestyle, based on results of focus groups, surveys and other sources of audience feedback.
USA: University of California Press, Berkeley, California.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21622
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237 pages, Includes a description of "Consumer Time," a radio program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and produced by Donald E. Montgomery, consumer's counsel for USDA beginning in 1935. At that time, the USDA was the only government agency with an "official" position devoted to the concerns of the consumer. (p. 145). Another program, "Consumer Flashes," was part of the "National Farm and Home Hour" broadcast on NBC "Red" Network. Also includes (p. 47) statistics showing how lower-income listeners made up about 80% of the U.S. radio audience in 1940. Programs such as the "National Barn Dance" on WLS Radio, Chicago, were cited as especially popular.
