8 p., What do journalists think about information source trustworthiness, bias, and fairness in communicating agricultural biotechnology issues? Fifty Texas journalists and 40 national agriculture journalists representing newspapers and television media responded to this study. Journalists believed university scientists/researchers and newspapers were trustworthy, unbiased, and fair, while activist groups were untrustworthy, completely biased, and unfair in communicating agricultural biotechnology issues. They were most opposed to public opinion outweighing scientists' opinions when making decisions about scientific research. A substantial positive correlation occurred between national agriculture journalists' attitudes toward democratic processes in science (i.e., the extent that public opinion is considered in scientific decision-making processes) and trust in newspapers.
Examines the perceptions of agricultural scientists about the news media and their perceived need for media relations skills. Respondents indicated they might take training in communicating in crisis situations and writing newspaper columns.
Gupta, Shangon Das (author) and Communication for Development and Learning, Bangalore, India.
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Article
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2005-07-29
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India
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23730
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The Hoot, Media South Asia. 3 pages., "Water journalism is a new concept in advocacy, bringing in the media as a key partner in the debate on issues of water scarcity, distribution, equity and ownership." Discusses the possible levels of operation for water journalism, citing examples.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: C25525
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Retrieved February 7, 2007, Presented at the Newspapers and Community-Building Symposium XI co-sponsored by the Huck Boyd National Center for Community Media at Kansas State University and the National Newspaper Association, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 29-30, 2005. 23 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23742
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Via The Hoot, Media South Asia. 4 pages., "Hardly a handful of major newspapers in India have weekly pages or sections devoted to science. From across the border, science writers in Pakistan seem to have similar experiences."
