Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08802
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Pages 29-40 in Debra A. Reid, Interpreting agriculture at museums and historic sites. United States: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., Lanham, Maryland. 265 pages.
Essay within the theme, "The Jungle at 100: A Century of the Journalism of Reform. Involves Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle," and the ABC News "PrimeTime Live" broadcast in 1992 (and again in 1997) about unsanitary food practices at Food Lion, one of the nation's largest food store chains.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20212
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213 pages, Analysis reveals problems in the ability of journalists to cover these catastrophes. "The root of the problem appears to be twofold: in the education of journalists, which deals primarily with routine stories; and in the professional culture of journalis
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23441
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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.