This newsletter article is maintained in the office of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign -- "International" file section - "OCIAC" file folder., Maitra,S. "Role of rural newspapers in adult education." Indian Journal of Adult Education. 45(7/8) : 18-22. 1984., Summary of a journal article. The findings suggested that the rural press would give newly-literate rural people something to practice reading, as well as give them information that would help them participate in development and decision-making processes that affect them.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 174 Document Number: C29643
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3 pages., "In the place of our journalism becoming development journalism in the sense defined above, it has become 'envelope' journalism based on envelopes with press releases reaching newspaper offices."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: C25909
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Posted at www.thehoot.org > "Grassroots media" section, Indo-Asian News Service via Media South Asia. 2 pages., Features a radio station supported by an engineering college. It broadcasts for four hours each morning, with a similar rebroadcast each evening.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23737
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From Indo-Asian News Service via The Hoot, Media South Asia. 2 pages., "News stories in the media of developing nations often lack critical analysis of the issues at stake and rarely represent the farmer's view."
