USA: Academic Programs Special Interest Group, Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences, Gainesville, Florida.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: C27720
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24 pages., Includes program reports from 10 universities that offer academic programs in agricultural communications and agricultural journalism.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: C27734
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Available in CD and print formats., Abstracts of six papers presented to the Research Special Interest Group at the annual meeting of the Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences, in Traverse City, Michigan, June 10, 2008. 10 pages., Titles: Genetically modified crops in developing countries: a meta-analysis of mass media coverage, public knowledge and attitudes; Conversations with gatekeepers: an exploratory study of agricultural publication editors' decisions to publish risk coverage; Branding the land-grant university: agricultural producers' and community leaders' awareness of the tripartite mission; Student publication's' place in agricultural communication curriculum; A content analysis of food safety measures on television's Food Network; and Food tube: online coverage of food safety.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 171 Document Number: C28762
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3 pages., Responses to questions about communications skills and agricultural studies that agricultural communications students need in order to be most proficient.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: C28495
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1 page., Announces graduation of the first class of students from the agricultural communications diploma program at the University of Guelph. Involves a 16-month, five-course program offered by distance.
