Online via UI subscription. 10 pages., How libraries are teaming up with journalists to promote media literacy, spur civic engagement, and even take on reporting projects
Cross, Al (author / Director, Institute of Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky )
Format:
Commentary
Publication Date:
2018-03
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 8 Document Number: D10311
Notes:
2 pages., Online from the Institute of Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky. Published earlier in the Publishers' Auxiliary, newspaper of the National Newspaper Association., "We need more letters from the editor, not just statements of general principle, but explanations of how and why we do certain tings. If we demand transparency from officials and institutions, we must practice it ourselves."
Roberts, Owen (author / President, International Federation of Agricultural Journalists)
Format:
Commentary
Publication Date:
2020
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
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."
