Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 178 Document Number: C35776
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"The Farm Journalist"series via online. 2 pages., On getting information from others. "To be successful in that regard, you must be kind, understanding, interested and flexible."
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.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: D10893
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Online from "Rural Blog" of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky, Lexington.3 pages., Features a reporter's use of computer-assisted reporting skills to examine deaths of unbuckled drivers in Virginia, especially those in rural areas. Findings emphasize unbuckled drivers of pickup trucks.
