World Press Freedom Day: A statement from IFAJ President Owen Roberts

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Roberts, Owen (author / President, International Federation of Agricultural Journalists)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2020
    URL:
    https://www.ifaj.org/world-press-freedom-day/41747
    Published:
    International: International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ), Ormstown, Quebec, Canada
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: D11647
    Subject Term:
    change, credibility (media), farmers, food, freedom of press, information issues, information sources, International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ), journalists, media, organizations, role, diseases, trust, risk journalism, stability, freedom of information, journalist effectiveness, agricultural media, and fear
    Notes:
    2 pages., Online from publisher., During a global coronavirus pandemic, IFAJ President Owen Roberts emphasizes the vital importance of journalists in helping people be informed and safe. "The world will change hugely in the next 365 days as we grapple with the pandemic... But two things won't change: these are farmers' need to feed the world and journalists' role in helping them do so. Through our global network for agricultural journalism, we can make a difference in how effective this all works out."

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